First, there is both a protagonist versus nature and protagonist versus environment conflict when Pi was torn between choosing death by water or death by a animal. "I was shocked, frozen and scared. I barely managed to hold on. The boat was submerged. I heard Richard Parker roar. I felt death was upon us. The only choice I had What remained was death by water or death by an animal. I chose death by animal." (Pages 285-286). As conditions become hostile at sea, Pi is forced to prioritize one problem at a time. When he finds himself in such a desperate and near-death situation, Pi cannot deal with two problems at once. This is another example of Death pursuing Pi at every opportunity. This time around, Pi is attacked by death from more than one direction. However, his choice to die by an animal was incredibly strange, considering his strong ambition to survive. This led him to evolve and become closer to Richard Parker. Second, there is another protagonist-environment conflict between Pi, bad weather, and lack of food. "When the bad weather subsides and it becomes clear that you have survived the attack from the sky and the betrayal of the sea, your jubilation is tempered by rage that so much fresh water is falling directly into the sea and by worry that it falls straight into the sea. is the last rain you will ever see, that you