The Secret Life of Walter Mitty In “The Secret Life of Walter Mitty‚” by James Thurber Walter Mitty is an imaginative man. The story takes place over the course of a shopping trip that is frequently interrupted by Walter’s daydreams. His daydreams all have him as the main character that has been thrown into extremely urgent situations. It begins with a daydream that Walter is an adventurous polite that is flying through an intense storm. In his next one‚ Walter Mitty is an experienced surgeon and
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The Secret Life of Walter Mitty by James Thurber is a short story about escaping the mundane repetitiveness of everyday life through familiar places that remind the main character of historical moments in history. Walter Mitty is an ordinary man who dreams of being extraordinary. Part of the reasoning for his dissatisfaction with his everyday life is that he fails to live up to what he holds as masculine ideals. (Shmoop Editorial Team‚ 2008) He is a lousy driver‚ forgetful and a passive husband.
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In the film‚ The Secret Life of Walter Mitty‚ our protagonist learns various life lessons throughout his journey: his journey of finding negative twenty-five for the last issue of Life magazine. A life lesson that stood out and changed Walter the most was‚ “stop dreaming and start living.” This is the life lesson that stood out the most because it really dictates what the movie is about. For me‚ the lesson I got from the movie was to be courageous and to live in the now. Also‚ this is the lesson
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Ben Stiller’s‚ "The Secret Life of Walter Mitty"‚ is the story of a peculiarly mature‚ high ranking cubicle dweller named Walter Mitty (portrayed by Ben Stiller) working in the photography department of Life magazine. In the beginning of the film‚ it is made clear that Mitty has issues ’zoning out’ and becoming completely oblivious of his surroundings for short periods of time. When Walter is zoning out‚ he daydreams about absolutely absurd and unrealistic situations where he is more than the typical
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most people want to escape reality at least once in their lives. James Thurber creates the character Walter Mitty who seems to be relatable to everyday people. The Secret Life of Walter Mitty has several lessons that can be learned from reading it. Walter’s wife‚ Mrs. Mitty plays a huge role into why Walter often wants to escape reality. When put in a situation where his manhood is jeopardized‚ Walter goes into a deep daydream where he is in intense situations where he comes out the hero. Knowing Walter’s
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Both “A&P” and “Secret Life Of Walter Mitty” are simple stories about everyday life‚ and the way normal people deal with the monotony of their lives. Both stories include characters that are faced with simple but tough problems. Sammy‚ the main character in “Secret Life Of Walter Mitty”‚ obviously hates his job at the A&P‚ and he finally quits after his boss does something that he thinks was unfair. Walter Mitty is tired of his boring life so he daydreams to get through it and to escape from his
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Daydreams and Walter Mitty "The Secret Life of Walter Mitty" You have all daydreamed from time to time but Walter Mitty is an excessive daydreamer. He daydreams because he is stressed out by his controlling wife. He also dozes off to dream about masculine adventures. Also the reason is he feels society does not get him and what kind of man he is. The last reason he daydreams is because he wants to get away from his boring life. In James Thurber’s "The Secret Life of Walter Mitty‚" Walter daydreams
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Thurber’s “The Secret Life of Walter Mitty” Rick Snelling Eng 125 Professor Jessica Guire July 18‚ 2012 Thesis statement: In “The Secret life of Walter Mitty” Thurber’s character Walter‚ an ordinary man‚ uses his imagination to fulfill a fantasy life. Walter becomes a hero‚ saves lives‚ charters enemy territories and proves his masculinity while living a fantasy. Thurber uses several different themes in the short story “The Secret Life of Walter Mitty”. Through many adventures Walter increases
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“The Secret Life of Walter Mitty” by James Thurber demonstrates how excessive dreaming can have a harmful effect on one’s life and the lives of those around him‚ as shown in Walter Mitty’s unrestrained imagination. Walter Mitty slips into trances often during everyday activities‚ and they contrast extremely with his mundane life. While daydreaming about being a heroic doctor‚ Walter Mitty mindlessly tries to park‚ and a parking lot attendant yells to Mitty to get in the right lane so he does not
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In James Thurber’s “The Secret Life of Walter Mitty‚” the character Walter Mitty dreams of being a hero‚ and this contrast in characterization in real life reveals how unhappy he is with his dull and cowardly existence. Mitty’s life is monotonous‚ spent doing what his wife tells him to do. Mitty waits for his wife’s hair appointment to end when he realizes she will be done soon. He knows he has to get back to the hotel to meet his wife because “she didn’t like to get to the hotel first; she would
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