Critical Analysis of Edward Bloom In Daniel Wallace’s book, Big Fish, Edward Bloom is the main character, Edwards life is told by his son William Bloom. Big Fish is being told as Edward is on his death bed. Edward is born in the small town of Ashland, AL. Edward is a character who is not afraid to take risks. In the novel, the stories told about Edward seem to be a folktale instead of a biography. Edward has many characteristics throughout the novel, that include potency, a double life, and mysteriousness. The first characteristics that make Edward distinct is his potency. His potency is seen from taming ravaging giants, to Edward passing a test of a guard dog in Ashland that does not let anyone leave the town. Edwards’s potency is first
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Edwards shows mysteriousness as he is transformed into a fish. Edward even when he is old and dying likes to swim in his pool, that is deteriorating as it is not properly maintained. William first sees Edwards mysterious fish transformation when, “one day I went to check on him, I could have sworn I saw a fish—a small-mouth bass” (168). As William shouts to Edward about the fish there was no fish, and he saw Edward passed out floating. Edwards final mysterious fish transformation is when he is about to die. In Edwards, final minutes he tells his son William to take him to Edwards Grove, and this is the place where Edward saved a drowning girl. When William and Edward arrive, Edward starts to transform, and “I saw him dart this way and that, a silvery, brilliant, shining life, and disappear into the darkness of the deep water where big fish go” (180). Even though William does not see Edward after this Edward still does mysterious acts like rescue, give wishes, and throwing anglers in different oceans. Edward is a mysterious character, and he lives his life full of mysteries. Edward bloom is a character that lives a strange life. He always uses his potency to get what he wants or to help. Edward usually lives another life away from his family, and is always doing something mysterious. He is a character that does not seem happy at home with his family, and uses his money to buy
Edwards shows mysteriousness as he is transformed into a fish. Edward even when he is old and dying likes to swim in his pool, that is deteriorating as it is not properly maintained. William first sees Edwards mysterious fish transformation when, “one day I went to check on him, I could have sworn I saw a fish—a small-mouth bass” (168). As William shouts to Edward about the fish there was no fish, and he saw Edward passed out floating. Edwards final mysterious fish transformation is when he is about to die. In Edwards, final minutes he tells his son William to take him to Edwards Grove, and this is the place where Edward saved a drowning girl. When William and Edward arrive, Edward starts to transform, and “I saw him dart this way and that, a silvery, brilliant, shining life, and disappear into the darkness of the deep water where big fish go” (180). Even though William does not see Edward after this Edward still does mysterious acts like rescue, give wishes, and throwing anglers in different oceans. Edward is a mysterious character, and he lives his life full of mysteries. Edward bloom is a character that lives a strange life. He always uses his potency to get what he wants or to help. Edward usually lives another life away from his family, and is always doing something mysterious. He is a character that does not seem happy at home with his family, and uses his money to buy