The Ideal Life Of Walter

Walter wants to escape because he is constantly haunted by the fact that he doesn't do anything right. When he daydreams an ideal life is created for himself where he becomes heroic and praised. In his fantasies, Walter made himself have important occupations, such as a doctor where “He adjusted a mask and drew on thin gloves” (348) then all of a sudden he heard, “Back it up Mac!” (348) and returned to the real world. The ellipses break the vivid pictures and brutally snapped Walter back to reality, taking the reader along with him out of the daydream. After that incident he had a daydream later in the day about being a captain. He waved goodbye to the sergeant and starts to leave, “‘Cheerio!’ He said….” (350), when out of nowhere “Something