Discuss the significance of the process and function of naming in Life of Pi

Length: 800-1000 words (~3 pages + separate works cited page, which does not count in your word count)
Please prepare a well-argued, well-written, insightful, original essay.
This essay also requires effective engagement with 2 external scholarly sources: (ie. critical books from University presses, scholarly articles, or scholarly historical sources, which may include those listed on the course outline). Please use correct MLA form.
An essay on this topic should go well beyond just explaining names, and into the significance of naming in identity formation, construction of culture, the philosophy of the novel, or some other larger implication.