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Destiny Rogers-James
Mr. Lynch
ENG-1D1-02
17 December 2014
The topic of this essay is explaining the differences and similarities between Daniel
Wallace’s Big Fish novel and the Big Fish movie directed by Tim Burton. One of the major
differences that I have noticed is that the movie shows Edward Bloom’s actual death and the
book shows a mythic version of his death. Another difference I noticed is that William Bloom
has a wife that is seen throughout the movie and her presence has an impact on the story of
Edward Blooms death. A final difference that I will mention in this essay is
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Works Cited
Wallace, Daniel Big Fish New York: Penguin Group, 2003 Print.