Big Fish

1. What does the phrase “a big fish in a small pond” mean to you?
It means that the fish is too a cut above the rest of the fish in the pond.
2. What is the purpose of Edward Bloom’s tall tale about the big fish and the wedding ring?
His purpose is to show that a wedding ring is able to catch and uncatchable woman.
3. How does William Bloom as a boy feel about his father’s telling of the tale? How does this feeling change as he gets older?
He started of being intrigued then bored, sad and finally embarrassed.
4. Why does Edward Boom feel the need to keep repeating the tale throughout his life?
He feels the need as he wanted to teach his son the method to find a wife.
5. What does the tale reveal about the relationship between Edward and William Bloom?
The relationship between Edward and William Bloom is strained and William is upset with Edward
6. Consider the following quote:’ In telling the story of my father’s life, it’s impossible to separate fact from fiction, the man from the myth. The best I can do is to tell it the way he told me. It doesn’t always make sense and most of it never happened, but that’s what mind of story this is.’ What stories have you been told that match this description? What is the effect of telling a story in this way?
When listen to this kind of stories, they tend to think that it is fantasy and usually not believe the story.
7. Does bending or exaggerating the truth for the purpose of conveying and entertaining story undercut the believability of such a story? Is a tall tale less valid than a straight reportage of the facts? Why of why not?
Telling a story in such a way makes the story less valid as people will find the story too hard to believe and will not believe it.