“Kept in a small fish bowl, the goldfish will remain small, taken out the fish will grow double, triple, or quadruple its size.” This metaphor was read in an encyclopedia by Edward in Big Fish. The metaphor is directly linked to the movie by showing that Edwards ambition was too great for the small town of Ashton and he had to leave to grow. Although this can be linked to the real world, if you are in a small confined city your ambition, knowledge, and bonds do not have room to grow. Furthermore if you leave the confinements you can increase your ambition by going new places, your knowledge by learning new things you could not on your previous location, and your bond by strengthening old ones and forming new one. Finally everyone should