Examples Of Archetypes In Big Fish

There are many ways to tell a story. In both Tim O’Brien’s ‘The Things They Carried’ and Tim Burton’s adaptation of Big Fish, the connection between the two is storytelling and sharing experiences with others. Tim O'Brien and Edward Bloom, told stories with overdramatize details and extended truths. The stories that are told All of the stories that were told made the reader and listener question what was the story truth and what was the happening truth.Both characters narrate the events they experience to others, making there be a blurred line between truth and fiction. Bloom's son Will goes along to say, "Everything my father tells is a complete fabrication." Edward, himself finds it hard, to distinguish between reality and fiction. Both

Big Fish produced by Tim Burton consist of much spiritual significance. For example, one might think the fish was a symbol of Christianity, because of the Jesus fish that we often see on bumper stickers, but there is one true spiritual significance. The one true spiritual significance that sticks out the most is the Christ- like figure. Edward Bloom, the main character represents the Christ- like figure in this film. Like Jesus, Edward Bloom is a storyteller who tells the stories of his father.

For the past few weeks, I have analyzed the storytelling style of the book and film Big Fish. The biggest difference I noticed was that I thought that the book focused more on the telling of Edwards inane stories, while the film was mostly centered around character development and relationships. I also think that while the book was very euphoric and felt like a children’s bedtime story, the film took a much more mystical and mysterious route, where a childish feel was dormant. Lastly, I thought that in the book the author just threw all the stories together and told them

In conclusion, the characters in “Goin’ Fishin’” show strong examples of courageous

Antwone "Fish" Fisher is a complex individual who has been through a great deal of psychological and sociological conflicts in his short life. His mother was arrested and then abandons him, he was abused physically and emotional, and then lived on the streets. In short, nearly everything bad that can possible happen to a person has happened to young Antwone Fisher before he has reached adulthood. In his autobiographical book Finding Fish (2001), Fisher explains how the torment that he experienced in his youth shaped the man that he would become in adulthood. Although this story tells about one young man's difficulties in life and how he had to overcome obstacles in order to be a functional and positive member of society, it is really a story about the larger human condition and how every person becomes affected by their experiences.

Tim Burton’s Big Fish has elements of fables, fairy-tales, and tall-tales. At first, these elements dimish the relationship between Will and his father, Edward. However, towards the end of the film and of Edwards’ life Will discovers the truth behind the myths and starts to understand why his father is the way that he is.

In the movie ‘Big Fish’ created by (Tim burton) the viewers experiences the main character Edward Bloom experiences the three main monomyth elements throughout the course of the movie. The main character Edward Bloom demonstrates monomyth elements throughout the story by following the three defining monomyth elements in order from; call to adventure, transformation, and, the return. The viewer can see Edward coming to the conclusion in the early part of the movie, that he deems himself as someone who is to “big for his town” and plans on leaving. The call to adventure comes from the main characters own ambition and aspirations to embark new opportunities. Edwards call to adventure was a internal forces created by pure ambition and eagerness

While winning an arm wrestling match with his father, Manning feels the same thrill as hooking a giant fish. But he decides he would be happier if he “let him go, cut the line, keep the legend alive.” Reference of the father as a big fish stresses his physical and spiritual prominence. By referring to him as a “legend,” Manning clearly shows his awe and admiration for his father and his authorities as a guardian of the family. Though his father is growing weak, his former presence as a protective father will always remain as his legend. The reference to the big fish can also relate to Daniel Wallace’s Big Fish. The novel is similar with Manning’s story in that it is about a father-and-son relationship where Edward, the father, becomes a legendary big fish through his stories, just as Manning’s father is portrayed as a “Big Joe” for his significance in the family. Manning’s decision to free the fish reflects his desire not to destroy his father’s glory but preserve

In thinking of film's that are able to exemplify many film elements that are put together in an interesting and organized manner the movie Rumble Fish comes to mind. The director Francis Ford Coppola demonstrates how metaphors are able to help decipher a deeper meaning of the film. Rumble Fish is a film that is about growing up and seeing new things that have never been seen before. The two main characters who are brothers Rusty James and the Motorcycle Boy, experience internal conflicts. Rusty James the younger of the two looks up to his brother and wants to be like him. However the elder has grown out of his previous demeanor of always fighting and he doesn't want his brother to follow in his steps. Throughout the film he ask Rusty

Daniel Wallace's Big Fish tells the story of a father and son trying to communicate and make up for lost time at the time of the father's death. In the novel, the father's death takes place in four different stories or "takes." In the midst of these accounts of his death, we are told through stories and tall tales just what the father, Edward Bloom, was really like. Throughout the story are one page chapters where the story shifts and the life of Edward Bloom is told by others and through this we are told what "they say" about him. It is in these pages where the real legend of Edward Bloom is discovered. These one page chapters not only help in portraying Edward Bloom as a legend, but also add to the uniqueness of Daniel Wallace's

With the little bit the trout is in the story it symbolizes Donny losing his childhood, his father drinking, and him keeping his family together. Growing and Inch relates to the units theme with pride and persistence. Donny has a crush, Mitzi, and sometimes has to cancel play because of dad drinking. He never tells Mitzi about the drinking problem, but instead says he's always sick. That is showing pride in Donny because he is to proud to tell her that his dad is a drunk alcoholic. Donny has to keep his family together and never breaks. He may get frustrated, but he does everything for the family to keep them together. Donny shows persistence in never giving up on the family and always dedicating his life to the family. This novel shows pride

Big fish tells a story of adventure, love, life and death. Edward loved his family most of all. He let you know many time throughout the film. What stuck out the most to me was when he finished remodeling Jennifer’s house. Jen came on to him. The love he had for his wife truly showed through when he rejected her affection. This shows, ‘how that the head of the family loves more than anything: his wife and only son’ (Vega). At a young age, Will didn’t have the relationship with his father that he wanted. This was because Edward was often gone for periods of time, traveling and working. Upon Edwards return, he would tell Will stories of his travels and adventures. To this end, William was not able to tell if his dads stories were true or not.

On a grandiose scale, Melville uses the open sea as a metaphor for the world and mankind. There are many creatures that depend on the water, and then

“The Trout” by Sean O’Faolain can be read as a story about a young girl’s desire for mystery and her hope to continue seeing the world with wonderment, in conflict with her maturing realizations of the real world. The fantasies and childhood games are essential for maturity because it teaches the difference between right and wrong, builds independent thinking, and promotes kindness and compassion.

Remarkably, it strikes something solid and invisible, which Iff proclaims to be The Story Tap. The bathroom appears to be normal, with no hidden or mysterious objects, but in actuality, The Story Tap is unknowingly right in front of them, which is an example of how Rushdie incorporates magic into real life setting. People see what they want to see and those who do not believe in magic will never see it. Haroun does not want to believe his father and is never capable of seeing The Story Tap until Iff proves the existence of magic. Similarly, in Big Fish, Edward Bloom illustrates Karl, a man he meets, as a giant in his stories. In real life, however, he is just a very tall man, but Edward over exaggerates the appearance of him and tells a bizarre story about him, claiming he “could crush you [Edward] without even trying” (Burton). To Edward, the facts or possibility of the story do not matter. He utilizes magical realism to emphasize how one perceives Karl. For these reasons, stories that possess the coexistence of magic and reality have the capability to enhance the truth in an imaginative sense.