From the 18th century, when European explorers started trading with the locals of Samoa, the Samoan people have been raising pigs for export. So, what do you know about Carnivorous island?
Most of them live on Savai’i island, in a small village named Leone. But since 2004, a few hundred more Samoans have found their way to this remote island.
They are part of a group called the Saltwater Cowboys – mostly former American and Australian farmers who moved to Samoa in search of a better life.
There are a handful of islands where it is illegal to catch fish, but on them, you can catch frogs, lizards, rats, and snails.
These carnivorous islands are mainly located in the Mediterranean Sea and the Atlantic Ocean. So far, there has been only one report about such an island in the Indian Ocean.
Symbolism Of The Carnivorous Island
The Carnivorous Island is a symbol for greed and avarice. It represents the idea that humans can never have too much money or possessions, no matter what the cost. The serpent is a symbol for sin and temptation, and is inextricably linked with greed. Together, these elements create a portrait of someone who is dangerously obsessed with money and material things. This island offers life and you must know how to live that life, but it will also kill you if your greed runs away with your sanity. Therefor the author has used this story as a way of showing readers what can happen when money becomes more important than living comfortably through cautionary tale.
The Carnivorous Island gives us an idea of what happens when we disregard our old beliefs and start following these new ideas thinking they are better because no time is wasted on what we’ve been doing but really by the time you realize you’re dealing with people who are leading your life down in a horrible hell.
Details About Carnivorous Island
As you can imagine, the people living on this island are forbidden from fishing due to their carnivorous diet. But they harvest certain animals that eat fish such as nesting sea turtles, boars’ tusks, stink badgers, and crabs which abound in these parts.
When it came time for some safety gear because of alligator sightings at night-time during moonless nights or when there is a storm raging around them – one woman made neat sandals out of umbrella rims (slashed open) with her hands like Mary Poppins.
Another fellow was wearing two $40 football shoulder pads, a helmet from one of the teams he played for twice in high school, and a very large chain around his waist. And then there’s Bob who wore nothing but bells on this island!
The king tides back up the valley towards Tuala as if to highlight the vanished soil just below their feet leaving only its hard surface layer behind. It is not accidental that carnivorous islands are located near areas with rich biodiversities such as coral reefs and barrier reefs – like Daphne Bay which houses about 40 species here at once (probably more than you know).
Although they are legally allowed to retain only certain sorts of animals, these islands still have the potential for mass extinctions and negative consequences on marine ecosystems just like any other large ecosystem – such as the open ocean near Hawaii where natural events take place that messes up their food chain.
Certain sea turtles were found not eating because of algae blooms with tourists coming down too soon after wiping out 90% of the seaweed holding back tons if jellyfish (and by extension coral).
Why Are Islands In The Carnivorous Island So Important?
The Caribbean is critical for a number of reasons – but the most important thing about islands in this region is that they anchor coral reefs.
This means that if those corals were removed, their nutrients (carbon dioxide and nitrogen) would be returned to the ocean quickly which could cause massive ecological damage because hurricanes or tropical storms can occur at any time even when it only looks like calm seas seem peaceful.
http://newscientist.com/article/dn14478-coral death triggers ‘tidal wave of coral extinction’
Besides promoting regrowth with the creation of new corals, filters, and sponges in order to help clean all that toxic waste coming from living on land, these islands also provide schools for fish and a rich habitat which means healthy food sources (including personal favorite – snail).
What Is An Island Ecosystem?
An island ecosystem is the only metaphor quite like this that I have ever heard of, but they are very real and totally help shape our oceans. Here’s how it works (from a scientific article):
“…island biogeographic province simply means all slopes feeding water into the lagoon for coral reef systems as well as adjacent waters outside it. These geostrophic habitats consist of local environmental conditions including sinking particles and suspended sediments derived from islands in close proximity.”
What Did The Carnivorous Island Represent In Life Of Pi?
Billy Crudup, who plays the protagonist Piscine Molitor “Pi” Patel in Life of Pi (Kalki Krishnamachri) summed it up as.
What does this mean? Well, from an ecological perspective it not only suggested these islands were a breeding ground for endangered species and disappearing animals (like those in the first scene on which Toby Jones was swimming through), but also because of their unique habit to eat everything – with this analogy considering them as carnivorous.
We can add that after we saw all four main cast (Gemma hasta Mohammed Ali Fustok, Kalki Krishnamachri as Pi Patel Richard Schiff) going out at sea straight into such islets further reinforcing our idea they might have been marooned there by themselves.
How Long Did PI Stay On The Carnivorous Island?
Well, the shortest amount of time in which Pi spent on this island was about three days. According to Rupert Pupkin (actor Ron Cephas Jones – one of my favorite characters in cinematography), who plays Jacobz Servo “Bull” Cohen and his parents;
This also meant that pretty much all four main cast must have followed after security chief Patel aboard Zodiacs tasked with extraction mission once they reunited as a family quite some few years ago having no or very little contact from land for basically eight years judging by how bright their skin looks.
Also we can assume each Pi stayed on the island for different amounts of time, but not any greater than a few weeks or months.
(See bottom part about food shortage on the ship during Pitchers’ battle with Tiger Sharks) How did Pi get to ‘Chesapeake Bay’?
After spending several days in water (not necessarily drinking it), pi was stranded at northern end of Chesapeake Bay where they could go up onto land safely and thus be rescued after some navigation among reefs by Zodiacs successfully led them next; although this resulted still being kindling which ignited fire caused by consecutive lightning strikes – another incredibly common phenomenon.
Life of Pi – What Does The Carnivorous Island Symbolize?
Soon, making my assumptions a bit less crazy if we draw parallels between the carnivorous island and organized religion it becomes increasingly obvious that Calabi-Yau Manifold as a concept was discovered by Jewish mathematicians in 19th century.
Wikipedia – “In mathematics, the Calabi–Yau spaces are examples of exotic new spaces used in string theory.” In reality this might partly have caused film makers to somewhat deviate from original book’s storyline but I’m still not completely disappointed because no matter what happened everything turned out amazing!
What applies equally to religious themes is movie’s symbolizing of “how the world is (should be) right on bent line” which was formulated by Albert Einstein in his theory of relativity and describes how humans perceive many empirical situations. The sardonic reference to unlikely combination of Disney, mathematics and the current faith based belief systems really made this movie shine!
See my additional illustration above with various stars lying at Earth’s surface . Also it would’ve been a shame for critics if Pi did not broach a subject such as that but I think comparisons between religious dogma would have appeared inevitable had author Yann Martel stuck to the original storyline –
Something he also did earlier in life. Nonetheless, I do think “Life of Pi” is a great start in what should have inevitable future Oscar winning adaptation of both the book and also my blog to some extent!
Frequently Asked Questions [FAQ’s]
1. What Is Your Opinion Of The Island In The Life Of PI On Which The Author Set His Fictional Story?
The Island was written as an add-on to Martel’s novel and hence there are no direct references that can be made towards it being real. For this reason, I think “the island” cannot really be called a character or entity throughout the movie!
2. What Is Your Opinion On Whether The Author’s Novel Should’ve Been Banned?
Before I answer, let me explain why my analogy of “Carnivorous Island” was made with regards to Pi’s book! In particular, think about how religions would react if an island started appearing where people see their own god and a charismatic prophet – for instance in the case of what happened at Mecca this past week.
3. Is The Island In PI Real?
I’ve answered this question before, but I’ll dip in to give a bit more information. The novel is set on the premise of Pi’s life being aboard a Japanese cargo ship that sinks with him and his story told by voice-over narration .
4. Why Did People Move To A Carnivorous Island?
A carnivorous island is a fictitious place that has been created in the famous book The Lord of the Flies. It is an uninhabited, deserted island with no vegetation or animals where only carnivores live.
5. Are There Carnivorous Islands?
There are no carnivorous islands in the world.
Conclusion
Carnivorous Island is a new island in the Pacific Ocean which is home to a rare species of plant that lives off insects and other animals, but only its seeds can survive on the water. A team of scientists have been studying the location for over a decade and believe it could be suitable for growing crops and raising livestock.
The research is still ongoing, but if you want to get involved in what could be one of history’s most sustainable projects, check out our website here. I hope now you know about Carnivorous island.
