The document discusses the meaning of survival based on two stories: The Story of Keesh and Life of Pi. In The Story of Keesh, a boy named Keesh lives in a struggling community in Antarctica where getting through each day is a struggle. In Life of Pi, a boy named Pi finds himself stranded on a lifeboat in the ocean with a Bengal tiger after the ship he was on sank. Both stories show how the characters find ways to survive through resourcefulness and perseverance in difficult circumstances.