Answers to Tim Burton film BIG FISH

1. The phrase "a big fish in a small pond" mean to me that a person is very different from the rest and is standing out from the rest of the people.

2. The purpose of Edward Bloom's tall tale about the big fish and the wedding ring is to impress others and make his family proud of him.

3. When William Bloom was a boy, he was amazed and interested in the tale but as he gets older, he starts to feel annoyed and feel that the tale was not true and his father's telling of the tale was an embarressment to him and his father.

4. Edward Bloom wanted to keep repeating the tale throughout his life because he wanted his son to feel proud of him and wanted to improve his relationship with his son.

5. The relationship between Edward and William Bloom became strained as William feels that his father was telling a not realistic tale.

6. Stories that were exaggerated match this description. The effect of telling a story in this way makes it more interesting but also make people feel suspicious of it.

7. Bending or exaggerating the truth for the purpose of conveying an entertaining story does undercut the believability of such a story. A tall tale is less valid than a straight reportage of the facts because it makes people create suspicion about it and makes the tale not realistic nor believable.