Ben Norris Essay 2 Padlet by https://padlet.com/norrisb20/v1pnhtg7rg32 Made with charisma en-us 2016-11-02 14:59:50 UTC 2025-11-08 12:05:56 UTC hello@padlet.com Prompt: Is Edward a hero? norrisb20 https://padlet.com/norrisb20/v1pnhtg7rg32/wish/134803932 Book: Big Fish]]> 2016-11-02 15:01:00 UTC https://padlet.com/norrisb20/v1pnhtg7rg32/wish/134803932 Thesis Theme Song  norrisb20 https://padlet.com/norrisb20/v1pnhtg7rg32/wish/134804156 2016-11-02 15:01:33 UTC https://padlet.com/norrisb20/v1pnhtg7rg32/wish/134804156 Thesis norrisb20 https://padlet.com/norrisb20/v1pnhtg7rg32/wish/134804667 Edward Bloom is only a hero to himself and his son due to his narcissistic personality and pathological lies.]]> 2016-11-02 15:02:38 UTC https://padlet.com/norrisb20/v1pnhtg7rg32/wish/134804667 Thesis norrisb20 https://padlet.com/norrisb20/v1pnhtg7rg32/wish/134805280 2016-11-02 15:03:48 UTC https://padlet.com/norrisb20/v1pnhtg7rg32/wish/134805280 Map 1 norrisb20 https://padlet.com/norrisb20/v1pnhtg7rg32/wish/134806808 2016-11-02 15:06:47 UTC https://padlet.com/norrisb20/v1pnhtg7rg32/wish/134806808 Quote 1: "But down below the sea was covered in a sheet of oil [...] So he looked and found a clear circle of water that the oil had yet to saturate and he pretended to believe he could jump into it. Miraculously he did. [...] So he moved toward the surface sunlight and [...] he saw how far away he was from everyone. norrisb20 https://padlet.com/norrisb20/v1pnhtg7rg32/wish/134808740 This quote is a tall tale that Edward told to his son. Not only did his son believe it, he revered Edward as a hero for his fictional actions]]> 2016-11-02 15:11:04 UTC https://padlet.com/norrisb20/v1pnhtg7rg32/wish/134808740 Map 2 norrisb20 https://padlet.com/norrisb20/v1pnhtg7rg32/wish/134812320 2016-11-02 15:19:11 UTC https://padlet.com/norrisb20/v1pnhtg7rg32/wish/134812320 Quote: The dog made his dog-happy sounds. [...] he saw the girl, her head breaking the surface a good ways out, the water flowing through her hair and into the lake norrisb20 https://padlet.com/norrisb20/v1pnhtg7rg32/wish/135425926 In this quote William is recalling a story that was told to him by his father, where he tamed an evil dog . This story was somewhat realistic until the story took a strange turn and the girl that Edward "Saved" magically appeared out of the lake.]]> 2016-11-04 15:51:37 UTC https://padlet.com/norrisb20/v1pnhtg7rg32/wish/135425926 Map 3 norrisb20 https://padlet.com/norrisb20/v1pnhtg7rg32/wish/135429160 2016-11-04 16:00:33 UTC https://padlet.com/norrisb20/v1pnhtg7rg32/wish/135429160 Quote 3: Jenny becomes his young wife, Edward a kind of traveling salesmen. norrisb20 https://padlet.com/norrisb20/v1pnhtg7rg32/wish/135429618 In this quote we can see the Edward has married a second wife! This is a testament to Edward's not being a hero]]> 2016-11-04 16:02:01 UTC https://padlet.com/norrisb20/v1pnhtg7rg32/wish/135429618 Conclusion: Edward was not a hero, just a normal man who lied to himself and his son into believing that he was a hero. norrisb20 https://padlet.com/norrisb20/v1pnhtg7rg32/wish/135432613 Edward may have told many tall tales about how he was a hero, but they were blatantly false. Not only was Edward telling stories about his fake reality but he actually did some non heroic things. For example, Edward forced his way into the life of a young woman and married her, cheating on his family.]]> 2016-11-04 16:10:19 UTC https://padlet.com/norrisb20/v1pnhtg7rg32/wish/135432613