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Question A: The first question is “does the film Big Fish meet the standards of the monomyth?” The answer is yes. Edward Bloom starts off in a regular ordinary town, with just regular people. He was always on the top, looking for an adventure to be apart of. His first call to adventure would be when the giant came into his town eating their crops and animals and they needed someone to get him out. Edward took it upon himself to get him out. When Edward got over there he realized that this Giant was just looking for a home. Shortly after talking he realized that it was time to go. That would lead us to his ultimate call to adventure, leaving his old home town and starting a new life. He and the giant split up from each other one going the side

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