Authors note-This is my response to the book Life of Pi that we read in class. I combined the two prompts of all life is a story and there are no facts; all we do is based on belief. I chose both of them together because I think they share a similar theme.

How many times in a normal conversation would you say that you make up a story or tell a lie? This happens all of the time and we know it's only human. When you read a book or hear a story that is placed in the category of fiction it is really based on one thing; interpretation. The interpretation translates into important parts of real life, but life is nothing but another story considered Truth.

For most people religion is a huge part of life, and the religion you have or chose generally says a lot about you or your lifestyle. Pi's life in Life of Pi is greatly impacted by religion as he practices 3 religions; Christianity, Hinduism, and Muslimism. In the story Pi contemplates the thought of agnosticism, and disagrees with it because he believes it lacks faith and imagination that should be present in the stories told through the practice of religion. That shows just how much religion is stories. Some people may disagree, but in religion nothing is proven, it's all stories meant to be interpreted into something greater so the stories are just based on your belief.

Besides the stories of religion; Life of Pi is a story within a story. What you get out of the stories is all based on how you take it and what you believe. It was a little bit of a shock to find out that the Authors note was all made up. Why was it such a shock for it to be made up when after all it is a fiction book? It is a shock, because when someone tells you something like it is a fact, most people will believe it. Richard Parker, the tiger Pi sees throughout his journey, is just a figment of his imagination turned into another story.

Because everything is a story, what makes your life is what you choose to believe. How you choose to separate your beliefs from your doubts is part of what makes you, you. Stories are your whole life and that is why your interpretation and reaction to them is so important.