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    I like the last story that we read called the secret life of Walter Mitty because revealing people to define what situation we are in and why people do not like to face the problem and they choose to avoid . At the end of the story ‚ He realized fantasy won’t happen in real life that inspired me to find the meaning of life . In this story also explored more like if you have a dream ‚ It could be the courages that help you succeed. In the first unit ‚ my favorite character is Charlie’s father from

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    The story of Walter Mitty is of interest. Walter Mitty is a normal man except for one thing.. his wild daydreams that take him from our reality to a totally different story‚ But there’s only one question‚ what telling of this story is better? the book or the movie? in this essay we will be discussing with only 3 reasons‚ why the movie is better than the book. First of all‚ one of the biggest reasons the movie is better than the book is because of the quality of the flashbacks. In the book the flashbacks

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    James Thurber’s‚ “The Secret Life of Walter Mitty” are two works of literature that focus on the themes gender roles and marriage‚ with some similarities‚ but with even more differences. In “The Secret Life of Walter Mitty‚” Thurber shows a marriage that is not typical. In this marriage Walter has a wife who is controlling‚ bossy‚ and runs the house hold. She’s aggressive‚ overbearing‚ and condescending. She’s everything Walter‚ the husband‚ is not. In comparison‚ Walter is very passive and compliant

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    The Secret Life of Walter Mitty‚ directed by Norman Mc Lean‚ was a much better piece of work than the short story‚ "The Secret Life of Walter Mitty‚" written by James Thuber‚ because the video had a satisfying conclusion‚ more action‚ and a much more developed and advanced plot. The conclusion of the story left you unsatisfied and discontent because it didn’t really tell you what happens to the protagonist; it just ends‚ while the movie ends with Walter‚ the protagonist‚ finding love. Walter also

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    shoulder by your teacher and a class full of laughing peers. It happens to everyone at one point or another. Every high school student has been succumbed to a wild daydreaming adventure. In the short story‚ "The secret life of Walter Mitty" by James Thurber‚ a man by the name of Walter Mitty can hardly tell reality from his vivid imaginary dreams which undertake him spontaneously as he feuds with his nagging wife. In a very similar short story‚ "Rip Van Winkle" by Washington Irving‚ the main character

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    movie and a book version of “Secret Life of Walter Mitty”. The movie is for sure better than the book‚ let’s face it. How many people would like to read than watch a movie? First off in the movie Walter Mitty goes on an adventure‚ but in the book Walter doesn’t. What’s the fun in not seeing an adventure? Let’s be honest the movie adventure is funny and action packed and is more fun than daydreaming. For example in the movie he almost gets eaten by a shark in real life. In the book the only fun thing

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    Steinbeck is a story about two men who work on a farm to make enough money to get to their dream of owning land. The Secret Life by Walter Mitty is a story about a man who works for LIFE magazine as the photo interpreter‚ he meets this girl but hasn’t found the courage to ask her out‚ a famous photographer sent a photo for the last cover photo but Walter can’t find the photo. Walter goes on an adventure to go and find the photographer and try to get his girl. Children of war in Uganda is about the

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    the book “The Secret Life of Walter Mitty” by James Herbert‚ Walter Mitty daydreams all the time. He daydreams while driving‚ eating‚ and if he’s working he is probably day dreaming. I would have dinner with him because I can talk all i want‚ I can space out when i want and he won’t care. Also when I’m done eating I can leave him the bill and he has to pay. Those are some of the reasons I would like to have dinner with Walter Mitty. The best reason I want to have dinner with Walter is that he and

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    "The Secret Life of Walter Mitty" written by James Thurber and the story of "Rip Van Winkle" written by Washington Irving are similar in many ways. Both characters use dreaming to escape what appear to be drab lives they live. The wife figures in both stories seem to be overbearing and constantly nag each man. Depending on what the reader takes away from each story‚ they can believe the nagging is justified in the actions of the man or the actions of the man are due to the nagging of the wives

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    accented man pulled out a large sword‚ “For freedom!” He yelled‚ as I was stabbed through the heart‚ I jerked awake‚ “How could you Chancellor Burstein!” I said groggily. Standing up‚ Mr. Edgeworth smiled a tight lipped smile‚ “Mr. Monty‚ please do the question on the board…” I answered of course incorrectly. “Mr. Monty please stay after class…” As soon as his back was turned I fell in to another daydream… I jumped from the chandelier‚ Landing on the air mattress‚ I stood up to be thrust at a group of

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