In James Thurber’s “The Secret Life of Walter Mitty” we see the main character drive into Waterbury‚ Connecticut‚ with his wife for some weekly shopping and his wife’s routinely visit to the salon. During the shopping trip he has five dreams that cross his mind. “The Secret Life of Walter Mitty” shows us how he used imagination to channel someone deep within himself. It allows Walter to set himself apart from everyday reality. The story is based around a boring man who goes shopping with his
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The Secret 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
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“The Secret Life of Walter Mitty” Cohlmeyer‚ Lou Chetta ENG 125 Kim Elliot-White October 29‚ 2012 “The Secret Life of Walter Mitty” In “The Secret Life of Walter Mitty” Thurbur uses satire to call attention to the humorous ways in illustrating the daydreamer in Mitty‚ and the background of this story about a marriage relationship. In this story Mitty is constantly lost in his own world of being anyone he chooses or desires to create in his own mind while escaping the
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“The 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
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In the short story‚ “The Secret Life of Walter Mitty” by James Thurber‚ a middle aged man named Walter MItty‚ very regularly fantasises about what his life could be like‚ because he is bored and tired of his own life. But his wife‚ Mrs. Mitty‚ tries to protect him from his fantasies interfering in the real world. I believe Mrs. Mitty’s actions in the text are only to keep him safe and has his best interests at heart. Furthermore‚ Mrs. Mitty did not want Walter Mitty to get cold so she asked
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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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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 ENG 125: Introduction to Literacy 11/15/2013 Walter Mitty In this very entertaining excerpt the writer uses various versions of satire to bring attention to the surrounding or background of each passage. Mitty‚ a married aging man tends to take periodic times of the day to dream. The writer does an excellent job of absorbing the reader. The writer uses several metaphors to describe a certain sound in the writing. Though used to interpret several different
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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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