Thursday, January 13, 2011

Answers to question on 'Big Fish'

1) The phrase means that something which is big is contained in a small place, which means that something outstanding is unable to release its full potential.
2) Edward Bloom told this story to show that the only way to capture a woman’s heart is by offering a wedding ring.
3) He was very interested in his father's story when he was a little boy, but felt that his father's story was irritation and untrue when he was older.
4) He thought that in doing so, he will be able to remember his amazing achievement.
5) The tale revealed that Edward Bloom and william did not have a close relationship.
6) Fictional stories. This type of story are more interesting and exciting, thus capturing the reader's attention, making the reader "unable to stop reading".
7)Yes. When we exaggerating the truth for the purpose of conveying an entertaining story, the reader's attention will be on the exaggerated part, as it is interesting, and thus readers might get misleaded into thinking that the exaggerated part was the truth and thus tall tale are not so credible as compared to straight reportage of the facts.

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