Both Uses of
anarchy
in
Life of Pi
- Until it knows its rank for certain, the animal lives a life of unbearable anarchy.
Chpt 13-16 *anarchy = chaos from absence of authority
- The circus lions don't care to know that their leader is a weakling human; the fiction guarantees their social well-being and staves off violent anarchy.†
Chpt 29-32
Definition:
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(anarchy) the complete absence of political authority; or more generally, complete absence of order