'The Secret Life Of Walter Mitty'

Mitty. He then begins to daydream about standing in front of a firing squadron. The audience expects Walter to run away in this situation. However, in the story, the author explains, “Then, with a faint, fleeting smile playing about his lips, he faced the firing squad; erect and motionless, proud and disdainful” (1409). This also makes Walter’s thoughts about his relationship with Mrs. Mitty very clear; to Walter, it is preferable to stand in front of a firing squadron than deal with Mrs. Mitty. Through this fantasy and example of situational irony, it can be seen that relationships can become unbearable and thus, instead of fulfilling their purpose by helping both people in the relationship, they will instead hurt

In the movie and short story ¨The Secret LIfe of Walter Mitty¨ there was very different external conflicts, themes, and ways Walter acted.For example on the short story, walter's wife is always nagging at him for different things, but in the movie it is walter's boss and co-workers that are making his life difficult. In the short story, Walter is dull and not a very entertaining character 9 and has a very boring life, but in the movie he starts out that way but he gradually becomes a more adventurous, entertaining character with confidence. The theme of the short story was escaping reality, while one of the themes of the movie was beautiful things do not ask for attention. The differences in external conflict, ways Walter acts, and the themes between the movie and short story.

    In the movie the movie of Walter Mitty they had more places for the setting, while in the short story the setting only takes place in a city named Waterbury where all they do is run errands. It had basically explained how they were in Waterbury but different places within the city. Due to this the short story didn't have many characters. However in the movie Walter was in the office and traveled many places. He was trying to track down Sean O’Connell to set negative 25 which was the cover photo. Some of the places Walter traveled included Greenland, Iceland, and Afghanistan, while he did these things it showed him that he is an important person. Every time Walter traveled he would always have some type of daydream, an example is when he was on the way to the volcano and he fell due to a daydream he had. Therefore the daydreams that Walter has affects what he gets done and i say that the movie adds much more detail than the short story.

Characterization is great to have in a short story such as "The Secret Life of Walter Mitty". Thurber shows characterization right from the beginning of the short story. The start of the story takes place in Walter's first day dream where he is flying an aircraft in the war but his wife ends up coming into the daydream and telling him he needs to slow down. Walter Mitty is a dynamic character because he is always changing and becoming more and more out of his wife's control. In the story, Walter is faced with a lot of hardship with his wife ruining his daydreams. His daydreams are a way for him to get away from reality and for him to be whoever he wants to be. "We only live

Life is about finding yourself, each other, and being true to one’s self. The Secret Life of Walter Mitty is an extremely original and creative story written by James Thurber. The movie, The Secret Life Of Walter Mitty, starring Ben Stiller, conveys a daydreamer escaping his typical life by disappearing into a realm of fantasies filled with heroism, romance and action. In both the movie and the book, the title character retreats into fantasy as an escape from his mundane reality because in the real world, he is ordinary, insecure, and passive. In the short story, Walter

Second, a lot of character traits are shown for each person in the film. Walter Mitty is very shy and quiet at first but then changes throughout the movie. “To see the world, things dangerous come to, to see behind walls, draw closer, to find each other, and to feel. That is the purpose of life.” This quote can relate to Walter Mitty having a very shy, quiet, and awkward life. After going through all the action, danger, and experiencing all sorts of obstacles to find Sean, he became a person that stood up to everything he didn’t like. He was not afraid to speak up and make a move. Also, he was a braver person. Cheryl was also very quiet and turned out to be a very helpful and supportive person. She helped him

Because of this Walter has lost his self esteem and will to do anything to make his life better. This is important because it shows that Walter does not have a firm grasp on his own identity.

Walter Mitty’s personality is very timid. He is very absent-minded and has difficulties remembering things because of his on-going daydreams. When it comes to others he is very mindful but not with his wife. He respects her and all but doesn’t pay attention to what she says sometimes. How he is very absent-minded is by an example in the story is when his wife told him to slow because he was driving too fast. Then a second example of his character trait is he is a daydreamer like from the story he daydreams about being a world famous doctor.

Regardless the person Walter currently is, through the small hints and flashback we get a sense that he is very passionate and energetic through his pursue for skateboarding and aspiration to travel. In addition to this, he also suffered the loss of his father at a young age, this turned out to be truly life changing. Due to this he had to take on financial responsibilities to support his family, so he took a job at Papa-John. It was not long before his amusing and entertaining lifestyle cease to exist, as his repetitive life began. He is a very humble and modest person so, he does not complain about lost opportunities; however, once he is given a task he is forced to take risks and his ability to problem solve and to make quick decisions really shows in his personality, Through the difficulties he has experienced in order to find the missing negative reveals his long lost passion for adventure and experience.

The secret life of Walter Mitty written in 1939 by James Thuber and the film adaption the secret life of Walter Mitty directed by Norman Mclean, is a story that both center on a man ‘’Walter Mitty,’’ a man who constantly daydreams to escape the harsh reality he lives in. While both the movie and short story focus on Walter himself, they both portray different aspects of the conflict, setting, and the characters in general. One similarity between the conflict both in the short story and the film, is that they portray Walter as a shy and unconfident man. Even though Walter is different in the story and the movie, confidence is what appears to be Walter’s weakness. However, with the conflict in the short story, Walter and his wife Mrs. Mitty clearly have issues that cannot be resolved.

Walter Mitty’s fantasies give him self confidence. Critics show how Walters heroic lifestyles and how he handles situations give him something to be proud of (Leidy 1259). Walter is awed by the dreams that he falls into. Whenever he needs a confidence boost he finds himself in one if these action packed fantasies. Walters dreams give him a feeling of accomplishment and a sense of pride. Prinsky explains how these dreams give Walter a feeling of triumph, the feeling that he is on top of the world in these fantasies(3585). Walter feels like no one can bring him down; he feels like he is an undefeated champion of the world. In “The Secret Life of Walter Mitty”, Walter finds himself commanding a hydroplane that he is in control of (Thurber 44). Controlling the Hydroplane gives Walter a sense of accomplishment. Ferguson tells us that Walter is very dependent on his dreams to bring him a since a satisfaction while blaming all problems on others such as his wife (434). Walter is so dependent on his dreams that he does not even realize that he is drifting into

In Thurber’s story “The Secret Life of Walter Mitty” the main character, Walter Mitty, was described as being the “little man.” In the story Walter Mitty daydreamed to distract himself from his daily boring, average life. Everything that Walter Mitty daydreamed was about WWII. “The Secret Life of Walter Mitty” was also influenced by men being controlled by their wife. In the short story Walter Mitty’s wife made him run chores the whole day while driving her around, so that she can shop.

Everything he is not in reality. Many of us experience a feeling of not having control in our lives at one point or another, and Thurber uses this to manipulate us into sympathizing with Walter. We all have a Mrs. Mitty in our

Nia 1 Sara Nia Mr. Klatt ENG3U1-50 2 March 2015 Literary Analysis of “The Secret Life of Walter Mitty” "The Secret Life of Walter Mitty" by James Thurber is a short story in the limited omniscient point of view. The title of the story suggests that not only does Walter Mitty isolate himself from reality by fantasizing, but that his dreams are a secret from the world. While Mrs. Mitty plays the antagonist, Walter Mitty takes part in being the protagonist with his primary personal figure. Mittys life does not contain drastic changes, “In a way he hates these weekly trips to town" (Thurber 35). Walter Mitty has fantasies due to avoidance in ordinary life.

It was not until Walter talked back to his wife at the end (5) that readers see the only concern she presents is of worry whenever Mitty does not act in his usual and expected behavior. One can see that because they do not have much in common helps readers see why they have problems in their marriage There is many more intext context that contribute to Walter and his wife in this story; nevertheless, there are many more clues that the reader can conclude when looking on how these two characters think about themselves and each other.