Tsimtsum
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Tsimtsum is the Japanese cargo ship in Yann Martel’s novel "Life of Pi" that sinks in the Pacific Ocean, setting off the protagonist’s survival ordeal.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Cargo ship
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Fictional ship ⓘ |
| appearsIn | Life of Pi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appearsInAdaptation | Life of Pi (2012 film) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedTheme |
Faith under extreme adversity
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Storytelling and interpretation ⓘ Survival at sea ⓘ |
| authorOfWorkItAppearsIn | Yann Martel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cargoType | Zoo animals from Pondicherry Zoo ⓘ |
| carriesCharacter |
Hyena
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Orangutan ⓘ Pi Patel NERFINISHED ⓘ Piscine Molitor Patel NERFINISHED ⓘ Pi’s brother Ravi NERFINISHED ⓘ Pi’s parents ⓘ Richard Parker NERFINISHED ⓘ Zebra ⓘ |
| causeOfPlotDevelopment | Pi’s isolation at sea ⓘ |
| consequenceOfSinking | Pi’s 227 days adrift at sea ⓘ |
| countryOfRegistryInFiction | Japan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| diegeticTimeOfSinking | During voyage from India to North America ⓘ |
| directorOfFilmAdaptation | Ang Lee NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| eventAssociatedWith | Shipwreck that leaves Pi stranded on a lifeboat ⓘ |
| fictionalStatus | Does not correspond to a real historical ship ⓘ |
| firstPublicationContext | Life of Pi (2001 novel) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genreContext |
Adventure fiction
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Philosophical novel ⓘ |
| investigatedBy | Japanese maritime officials in the novel ⓘ |
| literarySignificance | Key plot device in Life of Pi ⓘ |
| locationOfShipwreck | Pacific Ocean NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mediumOfWorkItAppearsIn | Novel ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Concept of tzimtzum in Jewish mysticism ⓘ |
| narrativeFunction |
Moves story from India to open ocean setting
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Separates Pi from his family ⓘ |
| narrativeRole | Inciting incident setting off the survival story ⓘ |
| ownerInFiction | Japanese shipping company ⓘ |
| relatedAdaptation | Life of Pi (2012 film) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sinksIn | Pacific Ocean NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| symbolismInWork |
Beginning of Pi’s spiritual and physical trial
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Divine absence and contraction (alluding to Kabbalistic tzimtzum) ⓘ |
| transports |
Patel family
NERFINISHED
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Zoo animals ⓘ |
| voyageDestinationInFiction | Canada NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| voyageOriginInFiction | India NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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