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    Secret Life of Walter Mitty” depicts the inner monologue of an aging man as his mind drifts in and out of fantasies as he completes his routine tasks on an otherwise routine day. Walter Mitty represents the aging of era which defined the current age. They experienced so much in one era and yet were still caught by the hands of time. This adventure through an aging mind gives great insight into not only the character of Walter Mitty‚ but the character of a generation. Walter Mitty represents a

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    Walter Mitty is initially a character with a very regular routine‚ not participating in much activity out of work having not done or “been anywhere noteworthy or mentionable” a fact confirmed by his empty travel journal. He lives a routine lifestyle‚ striving to maintain his record of “no mistakes.” Another aspect of his character is his fearful nature: not even considering the prospect of asking his coworker Cheryl out on a date‚ being only think to himself “I can’t.” To escape his reality‚ Walter

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    Ben Stiller plays the titular character in The Secret Life of Walter Mitty‚ a Life Magazine employee who spends much of his day “zoned out‚” oblivious to the world around him while fantasizing about adventures and endeavors that he’s too afraid to chase after. Paralyzed by family responsibilities and the daily work grind‚ Walter finds solace in his day dreams‚ where he rescues dogs from burning buildings‚ pummels his overbearing boss in a cartoonish street fight‚ and woos the woman of his dreams

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    detail in the short story “Uncle Marcos”‚ written by Isabel Allende‚ significantly

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    Life of Walter Mitty In James Thurber’s 1939s short story‚ “The Secret Life of Walter Mitty‚” the main character Walter Mitty‚ uses his imagination as a need to escape and express the emotions of anger along with self-pit that he feels daily. By means of daydreaming‚ he is able to escape the trivial details of everyday life and achieve freedom from his reality. Through the literary essentials of character‚ tone‚ and symbolism‚ James Thurber is able to illustrate how Walter Mitty

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    squad vanished and Walter Mitty found himself on the sidewalk‚ drenched in rain‚ and the ashy remnants of his cigarette in hand. Mrs. Mitty stood in front of him‚ umbrella in hand‚ with a suspicious scowl on her face. “Look at you‚ your suit is drenched! It will take hours to dry and we are attending that concert tonight.” Mrs. Mitty flailed her arms as she spoke‚ almost hitting passersby with her umbrella. “Come on‚ let’s go home‚ I need to have to time to prepare before we go.” Mitty threw the butt

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    differences of Walter Mitty and his mysterious other self is that they are totally different people. How I would explain this is when Walter Mitty is having his daydreams he wants to be someone else then his regular self. He wants to be a totally different person then his regular self. He doesn’t want to be weak. Then in one of his day dreams he is a commander readying the lieutenant to take off in a “hurtling eight-engined Navy hydroplane” (188). However in reality‚ Walter Mitty is just a man

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    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 Carl Gunther ENG125 Professor King February 13‚ 2012 Walter Mitty is an imaginary character‚ but he reminds me of myself and many people that I know. The main focus of the story is Walter’s behavior. Walter tends to get distracted from the real world and his normal life‚ sent into day-dreams in which he is more important. Walter uses his everyday interactions to make a fantasy world in which he is the main character during a drastic time‚ making him feel more

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    The Secret Life of Walter Mitty Marcus Wilson English 125 Alex Vuilleumier 12/18/2013 In James Thurber ’s short story "The Secret Life of Walter Mitty‚" we encounter a man who constantly daydreams. Since the story is told in a third-person narration‚ the readers have a distinct perspective and a better understanding of the character ’s personality and thought process. With access to the protagonist ’s mind‚ the readers are able to understand and relate the significance of his dreams to his

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