Magic Realism in the Analysis of the Novel "Life of Pi"

magic Realism in the Analysis of

the Novel “Life of Pi�

By: Ma. Marineth Magaling

Statement of the Problem •

How the author presents Magic realism in the following elements of the novel?

-Characters -Setting/milieu -Conflict

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Are there symbols used to showcase the characteristics of magic realism?

-What are those symbols?

-How are they classified as magic realism?

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What social realities exist in the novel that also occurs in the real life situation?

-How did the protagonist of the novel deals with the situation?

This study will concentrate on the analysis of the novel “Life of Pi� by Yann Martel. The analysis will be done by applying content analysis as the method of the study and magic realism with a postcolonial perspective as the approach. This probe will focus on how magic realism is being introduced in the novel; however the analysis will cover only three of its elements such as characters, setting and conflict to mitigate the study

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It will be significant to both teachers and students.

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It will help future writers or persons who are interested in literature.

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It can be used as a reference.

* CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK LIFE OF PI

MAGIC REALISM APPROACH

POSTCOLONIAL PERSPECTIVE

CONTENT ANALYSIS

CHARACTERS

SETTING

CONFLICT

RESEARCH DESIGN

• Content analysis

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Magic realism approach with a postcolonial perspective

Corpus of the Study This study deals with the analysis of the novel “Life of Pi� using Magic Realism as the approach.

Magic realism will be used in a postcolonial perspective, for it will be a big help for the development of the study.

Research Instrument

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Corpus of Life of Pi

Materials

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Books Journals Pdf Computer/Laptop

Data Collection Procedure In gathering the data, the corpus “Life of Pi� will be read and studied. Thenceforth, it will be analyzed using the method content analysis and the approach magic realism.

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