big fish
...minute. More important than the jokes that went everywhere with him was the places he went and the things he encountered there. Some of these include the lady with the magic eye, the town he bought, and his first love, Sandy. Every detail of the trips he went on shows a lesson. “But there was an aim to his wandering, a purpose, as there was to everything he did. He had learned many of life’s lessons in the past year and hoped to expand his understanding of the nature of the world even more.” (Wallace, 57) This novel explains the need for myth and truth. Myths explain things that are otherwise unperceivable. Truth is important to relate myths to a real situation. One great example of this is in the chapter, “The Day He Left Ashland.” The myth is a bit over-exaggerated, but serves a point; the fear of failure. It can easily be related to real life. Edward might have a dog who barked when he le...