There are many conventional methods for facing your fears, but the most effective is to face them. In the novel Life of Pi, the main character, Pi, is amazed; even through the darkest moments of his life, he is still able to somehow remain faithful and hopeful. Pi clings to his religious faith as a way to face his fears instead of acknowledging conventional methods. He is able to do this through prayer, story telling, and various interpretations. Fear takes away a lot from an individual as it can be the very substance that destroys them. As the Japanese proverb says, “fear is as deep as the mind allows.” That said, fear is not that easy to let go of, as with anything else produced by the mind, it takes psychological resistance to let go of it. While faith, on the other hand, is the most difficult thing to possess in this world, but it is also the most important thing. Faith is «the human ability to believe what is incredible» (Cockeram, 4). Without faith, life would have so many limitations that creativity and imagination would be seen simply as ghosts. Pi realizes that fear is “life's only adversary” (Cockeram, 4), and so he manages to desist from his fears through his faith in religion and God. Praying is a form of communication between oneself and God It is important because it helps to strengthen the bond you have created with God through your faith. Pi uses prayers not only as a way to communicate with God but also to deal with obstacles and problems that arise during his ordeal. His faith is manifested through this act by the way it expresses itself. Pi prays at least five times a day and tries to face Mecca. Although he doesn't know which direction Mecca is in, he believes it is the... center of the paper... book that has hosted one of the most impressive personalities so far. During Pi's terrible journey, he not only managed to face it with faith, but he also managed to come out of it with a stronger faith than he initially had. Pi basically used his faith as a coping mechanism to fight his fears and luckily emerged triumphant. Works Cited Cockeram, Paul. "Life of Pi." Masterplots, fourth edition (2010): 1-3. Literary reference center. Network. January 8, 2014. Goldstein, E. Bruce. “Chapter 12: Reasoning and Decision Making.” Cognitive psychology: connection between mind, research and everyday experience. Australia: Thomson Wadsworth, 2008. 437-76. Print.Martel, Yann. Life of Pi: A Novel. New York: Harcourt, 2001. Print."PI - Summarizing Meaning from the Irrational." Books in Canada 31. (2002): 18. Canadian Literary Centre. Network. January 8. 2014.