In Life of Pi, there are two presentations of the story that Pi tells the reader, the first is the better story, "So tell me, ... which story do you prefer? Which is the better story, the story with animals or the story without animals?"... " The story with animals." (Martel, Yann. Life of Pi. New York: Harcourt, Inc., 2001.) Through the first story, the reader is able to see Pi's emotional range and character growth change visibly. The evolution of Pi becoming someone who feels deeper knows deeper and is deeper because of his circumstances. It showcases the primal instincts of animals, "After devouring half the liver, it started tugging on the whitish, balloon-like stomach bag. But it was heavy, and with the zebra's haunches being higher than
