Was Life of Pi a Magical Realism?

    Life of Pi was overall a narrator speaking of a Indian boy named Pi in which Pi sees the three major religions of the world through his eyes : Christianity, Islam, and Hinduism. Pi went through journeys such as his three family members dying and surviving a pretty long period of time on a boat with animals, and the main one he had to tame was a tiger. Obviously, you wouldn't really believe he had survived in those conditions, but with his common knowledge it makes it believable to the audience. But some people have a opinion whether it's magical realism or not.
    Life of Pi was not a magical realism. The purpose for Yann Martel was to express religion as much as express Pi's journey all in one. Pi views the main religion in his eyes and you can notice he nearly uses all three of the religions and principles in the book. For example, not eating meat but he did. Because he had no other choice. The whole setting was very realistic along with the vivid imagery but the main purpose for Martel was also to give people faith to believe in. Pi had faith throughout the journey to keep him up and alive. Without it he would have lost hope by now.
    I do agree that there are a few magical realism involved in the story. It is like a story within a story because he explains religions and he explains the religions within it with stories. One thing that may seem unrealistic to every audience besides the Hindus are when he explained that the hindu god had the whole universe in his mouth. This can impart back to the question how religion and storytelling have a correspondence because of how each one has a story within them and different variation. In the end, these are my thoughts on whether Life of Pi was a magical realism or not.