The Secret Life of Walter Mitty

As I was given the film Amelie, I chose the film The Secret Life Of Walter Mitty to make a comparison. Amelie and The Secret Life of Walter Mitty used different approaches of achieving their own newfound love in their own ways. In brief, Amelie had found joy in making a change to the lives of the people around her for the better. Whilst, The Secret Life of Walter Mitty took an adventure to find Sean O’Connell to save his position in his job. Therefore, each film take various motifs to show their

of any individual. This was something that Walter Mitty was able to do, in The Secret Life of Walter Mitty, directed by Ben Stiller. Although Walter’s travels may not have always been physical travels, his mind possessed the ability to take his mental consciousness into a state of euphoria at any time. The Secret Life of Walter Mitty is based on the short story “The Secret Life of Walter Mitty,” by James Thurber. The main character is a man, Walter Mitty, that frequently daydreams about desirable

“The Secret Life of Walter Mitty,” Walter Mitty faces the every day challenges of the real world. Thurber uses surreal dreams to allow Walter Mitty to escape these challenges. The main two characters are Mr. and Mrs. Mitty. Mr.Mitty finds himself in the middle of action packed dreams until someone or something brings him back to reality. Walter Mitty escapes through his fantasies because he lacks the strength to face reality and the courage to express his real feelings and opinions. Walter Mitty

and Imagery: In and Out the State of Daydream in ‘The Secret Life of Walter Mitty’ American Author James Thurber's “The Secret Life of Walter Mitty” recounts a day in the life of a contemporary daydreamer living in the mid-twentieth century. The short story follows Walter Mitty, the protagonist, driving around town to run errands for his wife, but is sidetracked by his daydreams several times. Through the power of his imagination, Walter transports himself to alternative realities where he is

In “Secret Life of Walter Mitty”, James Thurber shows the main character (Walter Mitty) plays with his own fantasy, which unrealized disturb his wife. Here are several fantasies, which reveal in “Secret Life of Walter Mitty: As the Commander he is domineering and expert – he has a voice like thin ice breaking, and he has cold gray eyes. He shouts orders at his men who obey him instantly. He commands the respect of his men –”The Old Man get us through …... In real life, however, his wife shouts at

The Secret Life of Walter Mitty, released in 2013, directed by Ben Stiller, has been nominated for 16 awards and has won 5 of them. Courage can show in more ways than one. Walter has shown courage in the film not only physically, but also mentally and most of the time in his unrealistic dreams. Walter gains more courage as the movie goes on. Ted Hendricks is a horrible, rude boss to have. Walter learns that very fast, but he doesn’t have the courage to stand up to him. When Walter comes back from

The Secret Life of Walter Mitty, the author, James Thurber, contrasts that real life of the character, Walter Mitty, to the fantasy world he has created. Mr. Dykes ========= In the story, "The Secret Life of Walter Mitty," the author, James Thurber, contrasts that real life of the character, Walter Mitty, to the fantasy world he has created. Walter Mitty, unhappy with his everyday life and his nit-picking wife, fades in and out of reality. To escape reality, he envisions himself as

All that Walter Mitty wanted was a way to escape the claws of reality. If he was ever to meet Uncle Marcos, the stories told between the two would be incredible. Marcos went on all of the adventures that Mitty wished to go on. The protagonists from both “The Secret Life of Walter Mitty” by James Thurber and “Uncle Marcos” by Isabel Allende would learn learn many different things from each other. Walter Mitty had always wanted to go on crazy adventures, which was something Uncle Marcos could always

sitting down, waiting on someone and started to daydream? Well, “The Secret Life of Walter Mitty” by James Thurber, is a short story that turned into a movie. It’s about a man named Walter that experiences various daydreams due to his extremely boring life and job. The short story and movie are very different in many ways, now;here are some of those ways. The movie version and short story version of “The Secret Life of Walter Mitty” are very different. The plot of the short story is bland and unclear

daydream? If you ask me it can be pretty dangerous if you do it at the wrong time! So you should watch what you do so you won't be like Walter Mitty. In the short story of “The Secret Life of Walter Mitty” by James Thurber there are a lot of differences and very little similarities, in my opinion i say the movie was way better.     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