The comparison Between Edward Bloom and Colonel Freeleigh Colonel Freeleigh is an old veteran, whose body is failing him. When the kids come to visit him, the tells them stories about the famous magician who died from a fatal gunshot to the face. Just like Will’s wife, they listened and believed their stories. Edward Bloom would tell Will’s wife wife about his times in the army and people the met along the way. Edward Bloom made his stories come to life and lived life to the fullest through his stories Colonel Freeleigh, would call his friend, Jorge, all the way from Mexico. The call would Jorge, and ask him one favor — and that favor was to open the window in his office. To Jorge, opening the window was just to let air into cool his humid office. Jorge would put the phone by the window to let the Colonel listen. The Colonel would close his eyes and imagine him there — with the people. His physical being was still there, but not his spiritual being. It made him happy, and the made just an ordinary window, into an phenomenal thing, where he forget all his worries and escape the fact that the machines the is hooked up too, are keeping him alive. The nurse is always discouraging the Colonel and tells him to stop and rest for his own good. But to Colonel, that is …show more content…
His son Will is angry, with the fact that his dad is always telling these stories. Unlike the nurse the wants to the truth in the stories his dad tells. By telling these stories, it makes him happy and forgets about his worries just like Colonel Freeleigh, when Jorge opens the window. Edward takes his life experiences and the people that the met, and turned them into something extraordinary. Edward’s stories make him feel accomplished and not boring or terrifying as they could have been. The wants to share the imagination with his kids and everyone around him. But Will discourages him, and urges him to tell the