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Three Toed Sloth Analysis

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In part one of the novel, Pi is revealed to have studied at the University of Toronto and his majors included religious studies and zoology. For his zoology thesis he chose to study the three-toed sloth, a calm and quiet animal. The sloth plays an important role in understanding Pi’s character however; it is not until the end of the novel where this connection is prominent. After reading the entire story the reader realizes that the role of the sloth was less physical and more mental as it represents the contrast between its calm and simple life and the turbulent journey that Pi took part in. It may also symbolize the life Pi yearned for, a simple and quiet life like the sloth, “The three-toed sloth lives a peaceful, vegetarian life in perfect

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