Life of Pi

What does the sloth symbolize to Pi?

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Pi thinks they are peaceful. Sloths remind Pi of the sort of "calm, quiet, and introspective" sense of being. Pi actually thought Sloth represented,

"upside-down yogis deep in meditation or hermits deep in prayer, wise beings"

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