Literary Devices In Big Fish

When Will came extremely close to death when he was going through Mill Town, Lightfoot McLendon coincidently came over and helped him out by assisting him off of the train tracks. Lightfoot McLendon is a very attractive and intellectual young girl from the impecunious Mill Town. Lightfoot is the object of Will's affection as a young teenager. Will was on the train tracks when the train was approaching, he laid flat on the trestle as it got closer; he survives by lying flat between the tracks so the train passes just overhead without touching him. After this the train stopped and Lightfoot comes running towards Will to help him come off the tracks safely when the train almost killed him. During all this commotion Lightfoot happened to leave her bucket of blackberries near the trestle, in an attempt to make her feel better Will invites Lightfoot, “Why’n’t we go pick some more early in the mornin’? Mama’s been astin’ me every day when am I go’n get her some blackberries.” (Burns, 83) This lie was made up just to help Lightfoot out, knowing this was very upsetting to her and her poor family. He knew Lightfoot was embarrassed that she was so upset over a few berries, so he validated her feelings. Will is a very considerate, caring young boy.

In the documentary film Blackfish, directed by Gabriela Cowperthwaite, the director debates the rights for sea animals. Cowperthwaite makes the claim that sea animals should be freed from their enclosures in entertainment because they’re harming themselves and the humans that are training them. She uses all rhetorical analysis of pathos, ethos and logos, but pathos trumpets over all. Pathos is such a strong appeal in this documentary because of the animals lives and the peoples’ emotion towards the subject of the matter. Cowperthwaite is able to engage the audience with pathos because of the appreciation of the arguments significance.

The lines, “You’re always going to be around, aren’t you Will? To protect me?” (Bradbury 68), “Will with one free hand drew back and with all his strength threw the arrowhead flint up at the balloon flesh” (151) and “He did not like to think of Jim with no father” (93) shows internal conflict of character shift between Will and Jim. After the carnival arrives Jim and Will begin to switch roles in their friendship. Now Will has taken up the role of being the protective one and is determined to keep Jim out of the hands of Mr. Dark.

Love can come from many different people. It is not always given by a family member. Love is not always given by a romantic interest, either. Sometimes love can be given by friends, especially in a time of need. This can be seen in Chris Crutcher’s short story Goin’ Fishin’. Goin’ Fishin’ is a short story about a boy named Lionel Serbousek, whose family is killed by his previous best friend, Neal Anderson. The story follows him through his grief. Throughout the story, Lionel’s friends are there to guide him through his grief and guard him from the outside world. Lionel’s friends love him like family.

One reason that he finds his true self in this short story is that in the beginning, Will is confident. One example that he is confident is that he said “I’m really strong.” The text stated that he was comparing himself to Mike, and favored himself. Another example is that he said “That’s right.” in a menacing way. The short story

As the boat drifted away “the fisherman went blind with uncontainable rage. ‘Get back down there where you belong!’ he screamed” (377). The fisherman, in pure shock and disbelief of his imminent doom, lashed out at the boys he loves so dearly. While his words try to shelter the boy from the reality of the situation, it is his inability to conceal his anger that instead allows them to understand what is happening. The fisherman tries to take control of a situation he clearly cannot control, “Dad,’ asked the boy steadily, ‘what do we do now?’...’The first thing we have to do,’ he heart himself saying with infinite tenderness… ‘is think” (378). Before he can even think of what to do, the fisherman is trying to instruct others and, ultimately, save them. As the fisherman develops his plan for their rescue, the situation grows more dire and the inevitability of their fate grows more apparent. The fisherman’s actions in the face of imminent danger exemplify his protective leadership and will to

Therefore, Will is having issues finding out who he is if he stayed with the Smythe 's because his group of friends, whom he is trying to fit in with, would shun him, he would be taken away from his family and forget who he was and would be submerged in White Culture, losing his Aboriginal heritage.

This is contradictory to the son of Edward Bloom who only wants to know the truth as he feels that he deserves it from years of fictional stories. I prefer the fictional story over the truth as it allows for me to delve into the creative mind of Edward while simultaneously enjoying its bizarre and outlandish plot.

This paper will discuss the relationship between Will Hunting and the psychologist Sean Mcguire in the movie Good Will Hunting. The struggles that occur between these main characters will be analyzed and their meanings found. A basic outline of the movie will be included to give the larger picture and its influence upon the two men.

Will wasn't dealt the best hand, when it came to a childhood. The movie doesn't go into detail about his biological parents, it just describes him living in foster care. While in foster care Will had a difficult time, and dealt with quite a bit of mental and physical abuse. While in foster care, will

Good Will Hunting explains story of a young man who goes by the name of Will Hunting. He is a very intelligent man who has had a troubled life and lets it control him day to day. He doesn’t want anybody to know about his talents because he thinks they’ll think differently about him and he doesn’t want to get hurt. Like Will, almost all of us in college and even in life go through blocks of trouble, big or small, in our life and can relate to him. I myself can relate to Will in many aspects of his life.

In “Something Wicked This Way Comes”, the archetype of the hero is shown through Will Halloway when he matures and learns to overcome his fears. In the beginning of the book, Will is seen as someone who “swooped to follow” (Bradbury16), and “not understanding” (Bradbury28), showing that he is very young minded and innocent. As well as a follower to Jim due to his lack of being able to survive alone. The line, “..at thirteen he had saved up only six years of staring” (Bradbury39) proves the idea that he hasn’t lived all the years of his life to the fullest and depends on people like Jim to do that for him. At first, Will is very dependent and sometimes fearful of doing big things. It isn’t until Chapter 23 when “Will let Jim go” (Bradbury103)

Will uses anger, denial, and sarcasm as defense mechanisms to push people away from him. He told people that he did not have a problem and that they were the ones with the problem. He used

Below the surface of the ocean they’re actually connected.” Will initially thought that he found comfort in isolation when really, he develops to understand this is not true and he is happiest when in company of others. It was hard for Will to let people in at the beginning because as described in his own words, “People can make you happy but they can also make you unhappy”, and so he preferred to just

The book Big Fish and its movie adaptation shows the importance of how different factors help to improve the story. This book tells of the legendary stories of Edward Bloom, narrated by his son, William. The tales of Edward Bloom seem fictitious and far too amusing to be real. His son is determined to find the truth in his father's stories in order to understand who his father truly was behind his fantastic stories. The movie does not fail in its interpretation of the novel, in fact the movie could very well be even better. The addition of new scenes and the focus on Edward's love life help the movie tell the story in it's own way, showcasing the brilliance of the art of cinematography. Although the movie takes a different approach from the