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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