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- In this novel, fish represent the ego – specifically for Edward, his spirit, his desire to be known and appreciated, and his conception of himself.
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In this novel, fish represent the ego – specifically for Edward, his spirit, his desire to be known and appreciated, and his conception of himself. From his earliest days, Edward wants to be a “big fish in a big pond.”
- The Fish
- The Eye
- Ashton
- Spectre
- The Ring
- Shoes
When Edward tells stories about his childhood, the fish is an important figure. The fish is the unifying thread in the movie that is there from beginning to end. It is the metaphor of Edward himself. When he was a child, he read about a fish that changed size depending on its surroundings. When free, it could triple in size. Edward understands that...
What do you have to fear if you already know how your life ends? In Edward’s stories about his childhood, there is a witch with a glass eye. If you look at the glass eye, you’ll see how you’re going to die. Edward looks at it, sees how he is going to die, and accepts it. When he finds himself in a dangerous situation, he faces it and tells himself ...
This is Edward’s fishbowl. The town he was born in. A small, limited town for a man of his hopes and dreams. In spite of that, he has a great reputation among his neighbors and is able to do great things inside his fishbowl. He does all this without having to face too many obstacles. The fishbowl is our comfort zone. It represents conformism. It is...
After leaving Ashton and starting his journey, he enters a series of obstacles that he has to overcome to get to Spectre. This is a utopian town where everyone goes barefoot and nothing ever happens. There, he finds a former resident of Ashton, Norther Winslow. Winslow was a well-known poet in the town who was destined for great things, just like E...
For a fish to reach its maximum size, it can’t let itself be caught. Edward has to avoid all of the fishhooks that appear in his life. He has to avoid going back into the fishbowl, at least until he reaches his goals and learns his lessons. But if the right fishhook comes along, we’re all in danger of falling into the trap. In other words, Edward d...
Shoes protect our feet when we walk. When we’re at home, we don’t need them anymore. In Spectre, all of the residents walk around barefoot. They don’t need to keep movingand therefore they don’t need their shoes. In spite of all that, Edward leaves Spectre without his shoes. In other words, he leaves unprotected because, in that moment, he will fac...
Big Fish (Symbol) The title of the film refers to a symbol that occurs throughout the film. The "big fish" of the film has multiple meanings. On one level, it represents the main character, Edward Bloom, and stems from the idiom "big fish in a small pond."
In Big Fish, water symbolizes abundant life—the unbounded possibility of adventure, places to explore, people to meet, challenges to fays, and ways to grow—and swimming symbolizes the act of living such a life. A…
The timeline below shows where the symbol Big Fish appears in Big Fish. The colored dots and icons indicate which themes are associated with that appearance.
Feb 4, 2004 · Metaphors in Big Fish. February 4, 2004 Big Fish, QandA. My wife and I just saw Big Fish and loved it. We spent hours talking about the metaphors you used, especially what Spectre represented. How do you decide whether to hit people over the head with it or leave it up for interpretation?
Mar 19, 2021 · Belfast's 'Big Fish' has been providing locals and tourists with photo opportunities aplenty on the bank of the River Lagan since 1999. The 10 metre long ceramic mosaic was designed by NI native...
