Big Fish
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Prelude Part 1: The Day He Was Born Part 1: In Which He Speaks to Animals Part 1: The Year it Snowed in Alabama Part 1: His Great Promise Part 1: My Father’s Death: Take 1 Part 1: The Girl in the River Part 1: His Quiet Charm Part 1: How He Tamed the Giant Part 1: In Which He Goes Fishing Part 1: The Day He Left Ashland Part 1: Entering a New World Part 2: The Old Lady and the Eye Part 2: My Father’s Death: Take 2 Part 2: His First Great Love Part 2: His Legendary Legs Part 2: In Which He Makes His Move Part 2: The Fight Part 2: On Meeting the In-Laws Part 2: His Three Labors Part 2: He Goes to War Part 2: My Father’s Death: Take 3 Part 2: The Day I Was Born Part 2: How He Saw Me Part 2: How He Saved My Life Part 2: His Immortality Part 2: His Greatest Power Part 2: In Which He Has a Dream Part 3: In Which He Buys a Town, and More Part 3: How It Ends Part 3: My Father’s Death: Take 4 Part 3: Big Fish
Themes
All Themes Ambition, Courage, and Personal Fulfilment Truth, Myth, and Immortality Love, Flaws, and Acceptance The Redemptive Power of Laughter
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Characters
All Characters Edward Bloom (William’s Father) William Bloom Sandra (William’s Mother) Don Price (Gang Leader) Jenny Hill Dr. Bennett Dog River Girl Karl the Giant Willie Ben Jimson Old Lady Muriel Rainwater Jennifer Morgan Old Man
Symbols
All Symbols Big Fish Water and Swimming The Place That Had No Name The Swamp
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Big Fish

by

Daniel Wallace

Jennifer Morgan Character Analysis

Jennifer is a three-year-old girl who wanders out into the street where Edward and Sandra live as newlyweds. The town is being terrorized by a vicious dog, and Jennifer is about to be eaten by him until Edward snatches her up and kills the dog, thus completing “his third labor.”

Jennifer Morgan Quotes in Big Fish

The Big Fish quotes below are all either spoken by Jennifer Morgan or refer to Jennifer Morgan . For each quote, you can also see the other characters and themes related to it (each theme is indicated by its own dot and icon, like this one:
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Part 2: His Three Labors Quotes

However, the big black Helldog was aggravated. Edward had rudely come between him and a meal.

Related Characters: William Bloom (speaker), Edward Bloom (William’s Father), Sandra (William’s Mother) , Jennifer Morgan
Page Number: 99
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Jennifer Morgan Quotes in Big Fish

The Big Fish quotes below are all either spoken by Jennifer Morgan or refer to Jennifer Morgan . For each quote, you can also see the other characters and themes related to it (each theme is indicated by its own dot and icon, like this one:
).
Part 2: His Three Labors Quotes

However, the big black Helldog was aggravated. Edward had rudely come between him and a meal.

Related Characters: William Bloom (speaker), Edward Bloom (William’s Father), Sandra (William’s Mother) , Jennifer Morgan
Page Number: 99
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