Life Bay

The novel tells the story of an Indian boy from Pondicherry named "Pi" Mullitor Batel, who experiences spiritual and practical issues at a young age. Pi survives for 277 days after the ship sank, and he is stranded on a boat in the Pacific Ocean. Martel frequently mentions rituals and daily routines throughout the novel alongside the stories. These rituals and customs embody abstract ideas and emotions, or in other words, rituals and routines are an alternative form of stories, as the daily routine and stories are what kept Pi sane.