Human beings generally face hardships throughout their lives. Such fights could be internal or with someone or something else, but commonly stem from some sort of opposition in lifestyle. In Yann Martel's novel Life of Pi, Pi's passion for personal survival conflicts internally with his moral obligations to himself, transforming his external character. Throughout the novel, Pi's thoughts reveal an internal struggle between his desire to live and his beliefs about who he is. morally right. Pi grows up with different religious views because he studies different religions. Its religious diversity constitutes a moral standard of “dignity and non…depravity” (Martel 71). He initially values ​​dignity and character over corrupt morals because he sees it as the correct lifestyle. However, faced with the challenge of survival, Pi finds that he must sacrifice some of his previous beliefs to survive. For example, due to his limited amount of food resources, Pi must abandon his vegetarian lifestyle. This concept of sacrificing his personal beliefs out of desperation is not a comfortable transition for Pi. While starving, Pi must kill a fish. Since it is his first murder, he does so delicately, with “tears rolling down [his] cheeks” (Martel 183). Pi's emotion shown in the process of killing this fish portrays his internal struggle in wanting to remain peaceful. He sees himself as a “murderer… now guilty… [with] a terrible burden to bear” (Martel 183). His inability to accept the death of the fish and reject it for his own survival needs shows his desire to maintain the innocent and passive lifestyle he had before. Furthermore, Pi's refusal to kill the mouse is an effect of his desire to remain pure and innocent. Even though he... middle of paper... mes" does not seek trouble in his wild ways (Martel 201). As exemplified in Pi's actions, humans generally lose the ability to decipher what is wild and what is absolutely essential because the threat of death overrides the consciousness of morality. Therefore, the journey that Pi endures psychologically generally results in humanity as a whole, as long as similar circumstances Human beings psychologically have two sides: one side composed of moral and beliefs and a side composed of needs A Sometimes, these two sides are at odds with each other and cause a form of conflict. Pi's conflict stems from his desire to live at the cost of his beliefs and ultimately alters his personality. Through thoughts and actions, Pi reveals human nature of Despair in the Face of Fear. Works Cited Martel, Yann. Life of Pi: A Novel. Harcourt, 2001. Print.