Chapter 396: A Dream of Brahma
"Let's talk about the metaphor of Pi."
The discussion of the Young Pie continues.
At this time, a netizen with the ID name "Annie" posted a post on the Internet.
"Perhaps the most attractive thing about Juvenile Pi is his metaphors, almost every sentence, every plot has a hidden metaphor. Many people have always thought that this metaphor is a metaphor for real events, but not many people realize that these metaphors actually refer to the sublimation of the protagonist's perception of human nature on the other side. And this is exactly what the author wants to express.
If not, then Life Pi is a meaningless work.
So, what does the author want to express through the Life School?
Let's start with the name pie.
What is pie, he is actually the unit of pi π. It represents an irrational number with infinite digits. When Pi wrote the π of three blackboards in the final math lesson, the students and teachers cheered, and each additional number represented an achievement, and this is the mark of human civilization progress. As the protagonist's father said, the achievements of science and technology in the past few hundred years are worth the achievements of thousands of years of belief in human civilization. And on top of this achievement, it is the insinuation of human insatiable desires, just as the inexhaustibility of π values.
Some netizens have analyzed the human nature and animal nature of the protagonist before.
The 17-year-old protagonist is very human at the beginning, he is innocent and kind, he follows three religions, and he only eats vegetarian. However, after a series of problems encountered at sea, the evil of human nature prevails, and in order to survive, Juvenile Pi completely shows his bestiality, and Tiger Richard is the animalistic manifestation of the protagonist Juvenile Pi.
However, the tiger does not appear all the time, and when he wants to eat meat, he will come out of the tent of the ship. This also proves from the other side that in fact, the protagonist has been tormented between human nature and animal nature. In terms of human nature, the protagonist does not want to eat human flesh. But from the perspective of animal nature, the protagonist must eat human flesh, and this torment once made the protagonist's heart collapse.
Until the appearance of Cannibal Island.
Many readers have always thought that Cannibal Island is the most terrifying place in the work, and it is also the most terrifying place. Because, he uncovered a truth that even the protagonist didn't dare to uncover, and he ate his girlfriend. However, in my opinion, it is precisely the appearance of Cannibal Island that gives the protagonist peace of mind.
The main character, Young Pi, has been drifting in the sea for hundreds of days, and even if he does not starve to death, his spirit has dried up. After leaving the island, Pie said, "If it hadn't been for that stop, I might have died." If I hadn't found that tooth, I would have lost myself and died alone.
Killing his girlfriend is the biggest test for the protagonist, and if it weren't for eating his girlfriend's meat, the protagonist would die. The teeth in the lotus flower are even more vigilant, for such a cruel thing as eating his girlfriend's meat, he chose to put it in the depths of his heart, he transformed his girlfriend into an island, got supplies from the island, and also got the hope of life. So far, he has not been lost in morality and psychology. After eating his girlfriend, it was his faith that gave him peace and gave him peace. Set sail again and have been rescued.
Sometimes God seems to have abandoned us, but in fact He sees it, and when I lose hope, He gives us peace and allows us to start again.
God says that every one of us is a sinner. However, at the last moment, God saved us.
What God saves in the Youth Pie is actually the heart of the protagonist, and it is also the divinity in the heart of the Youth Pi.
That's what this book is all about.
"God."
Looking at the post posted by "Annie", Huang Yifan muttered to himself.
In fact, the real metaphor of Juvenile Pi is actually a metaphor for God.
This is also the meaning of the author of the previous life.
Unexpectedly, someone actually read the meaning of the Youth School.
And this person is his own lecturer Annie.
However, Huang Yifan did not answer Anne's explanation.
At this time, he was preparing for the paper publication of "Life School".
Yes, the serialization of the youth pie in the newspaper is just to make a name for itself, but what the real Huang Yifan wants is to publish.
Only publishing is the best way to rise to the stars.
Considering that Pi Pi had already finished serializing the ending in the newspaper, it may have had some impact on the sales of the publication. For this reason, Huang Yifan wrote a postscript in the Youth School.
The name of the afterword is Brahma.
……
Everything was fast, because it was prepared at the time of serialization, and the publication of the single book of Life Pi had already kicked off only half a month later.
As a boiling Juvenile Publishing that has been interpreted by readers before, it has naturally attracted the attention of a number of people in the media publishing industry.
"Guys, guess how many copies Pi can sell?"
"When it was serialized, it was so popular, and it would definitely not be too bad to be published, at least 200,000 copies."
"200,000 copies will definitely sell, 300,000 copies may be, but I don't know if I can sell 500,000 copies."
"500,000 copies are a bit of a suspense, after all, Pi was first serialized in the newspapers, and many people have already read this story. What's more critical is that Juvenile Pi serialized the ending. If that HYF had been smarter at the time, I would have saved the ending for the end. Perhaps, it is normal for Youth Pie to sell more than 500,000 copies. ”
"This is also a helpless thing, new authors can only make a name for themselves through serialization without fame. However, while Pi may not sell many copies, this HYF has already become an instant hit, and his new work is worth looking forward to in the future. ”
I have to say that the evaluation of these media people is quite objective.
It's just that none of them know.
When Life Pi was actually put on sale, the sales frenzy shown by Life Pi shook the entire publishing industry.
100,000 copies.
This is not the total sale, this is the number for the first day.
Seeing this number, all the people in the book publishing circle were shocked.
100,000 copies? No, how could it be.
Sold 100,000 copies in one day, oh my God, this and this...... Am I dreaming?
A group of insiders wiped their eyes, some of them couldn't believe it.
You must know that a book that sells 30,000 copies is already a bestseller, what is the concept of selling 100,000 copies a day?
They haven't thought of it yet.
However, in the end, after confirming that there was no problem with 100,000 copies, I could only sigh in my heart that the readers of the Youth School were really hardcore. The endings have all been announced, and some of these readers are still buying physical books. At the same time, they also said that 100,000 copies that day should be the peak number of the Youth School. Total sales will still be below 500,000 copies in the future, and sales will drop significantly after the next day.
It's just that sometimes reality is more exaggerated than fiction.
The sales of Life Pi on the second day not only did not end, but hit a new high of 150,000 copies again.
And the next day, Pi made his legend come true.
200,000 copies.
250,000 copies.
300,000 copies.
350,000 copies.
400,000 copies.
In one week, Life Pi sold 1.65 million copies, breaking the record for a single week of books sold in North America.
And at this moment, those people in the book field who couldn't believe it finally bought the Youth Pie under the leadership of countless readers. They want to see what the difference between a single book and a serialized life pie is.
They feel that Life Pi's single book may be a little different from the serialized version.
This suspicion is valid, after all, no one has said what the truth of the Youth School is until now.
Even if there are some that seem to explain the truth, they are not completely convincing.
Crucially, people have not been able to figure out what the novel of Pi represents.
With the purchased Juvenile Pi booklet, these insiders read it carefully page by page.
"Strange, it's no different."
From the beginning to the middle, these insiders did not find any difference between the Youth Pie and the newspaper Youth Pie serialized in the newspaper.
"Is it exactly the same?"
I turned it over more than half, and found that it was still the same.
"It's weird."
Insiders are a little confused.
Could it be that these readers were so fanatical that all the people who read Life Pi in the newspapers bought the book?
It can't be.
Even if there are some avid readers, it is impossible for all readers to be so fanatical.
Until, these insiders turned to the last page.
The last page is a postscript by the author, HYF.
The name of the postscript is Brahma.
Legend has it that the world is nothing but a dream of Brahma, and when Brahma opens his eyes and wakes up from the dream, the world is destroyed. If you can go to the other side, you can live forever......
Seeing this, these insiders closed their eyes.
Inspired by the afterword, the previous plots of Youth Pi continue to be staged.
Cannibal Island is actually a Brahma dream.
If you're stuck on Cannibal Island, you'll never get out.
Only by truly letting go can you reach the other side.
This is God's revelation.
This is God's prophecy.
Life School, in fact, is a work that proves the existence of God.
This is also the case of the former President of the United States. What Bama said when he recommended Pi. (To be continued.) )