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stories “Boys & Girls”, “Cat in the Rain”, “The Secret Life of Walter Mitty” and the poem “A Far Cry from Africa”. Descriptive language is a literary tool used by many great writers. We clearly see this in the stories “Boys & Girls”, “Cat in the Rain”, “The Secret Life of Walter Mitty” and the poem “A Far Cry from Africa”. Through the use of

A Deconstruction of The Secret Life of Walter Mitty     In the short story “The Secret Life of Walter Mitty,” we see the main character as a rejected misfit in society.  He is often unaware of the world around him and reacts in what others would call a negative way to those situations he actually responds to.  However, close examination of the text used by James Thurber to portray him prompts a need to deconstruct the character Walter Mitty.  In doing so, we find that, far from being a misfit

The Secret Life of Walter Mitty Cadina Odum ENG125 Mary Lounsbury March 17, 2013 The Secret Life of Walter Mitty “The Secret Life of Walter Mitty” (Thurber, 1939) is a short story by James Thurber. The most famous of Thurber’s stories, it first appeared in The New Yorker on March 18, 1939. This short story deals with a vague and mild-mannered man who drives into Waterbury, Connecticut and his wife for their regular weekly shopping and his wife’s visit to the beauty parlor. During this

and imagery, are used to enhance the reader’s senses and are directly stated in the text. A Perfect Day for Bananafish and The Secret Life of Walter Mitty use both of these items in them. Due to the stronger and more practical use of the literary elements and writer’s craft in A Perfect Day for Bananafish it is a better story than The Secret Life of Walter Mitty. A Perfect Day for Bananafish is a story all about societal flaws and imperfection, that contains writer’s craft and literary elements such

For many years authors have been writing short stories to tell people the truth about the world around them. Stories like these can help us understand things that we aren’t familiar with. The stories “Lamb to the Slaughter”, and “ The Secret Life of Walter Mitty” help us understand two totally different people, and how they think. Both authors use literary elements to impact the readers , but Roald Dahl in “ Lamb to The Slaughter” uses them efficiently and effectively. Roald Dahl’s use of literary

A Perfect Day for Bananafish and The Secret Life of Walter Mitty have many elements that they share very similarly, such as imagery. However, there are many pieces of these stories that completely change the mood and thoughts towards them such as, symbolism and character foil. A Perfect Day for Bananafish, has the most elements that are better than The Secret Life of Walter Mitty. A Perfect Day for Bananafish, is a short story about a newlywed couple on a honeymoon in New York after WWII. The story

able to attain the goal. Throughout one’s journey to seek their Personal Legend, they learn and notice more about the world around them. This way, the journey is much more valuable than the destination itself. In the movie The Secret Life of Walter Mitty, Walter learns that it is better for him to live outside of what is his personal comfort zone. Throughout his journey he learns how to feel, and become a better person, which did also adapt his way of living and understanding. Throughout Santiago’s

Walter Mitty is a man past his prime and is experiencing some of the most humdrum moments of his reality but the way he experiences it is starkly different. A snippet of his life is described by the James Thurber in the short story The Secret Life of Walter Mitty; Walter experiences changes in reality with such vividness that often times the reader finds it difficult to discern reality and imagination. It seems that Walter never loses the tether to reality and for this reason he has been diagnosed

People escape reality in lots of different ways for example Walter Mitty used his imagination. Walter Mitty did this because his life was boring, and he wanted it to be more interesting. In result of this he was often what was confused by what was going on. Another person that escaped his regular life was Dr. Jekyll. He did this by changing into a different person. This freedom caused him to do some things that he would not do as himself. The third example is Anne Frank. She had to do this because

dissatisfaction. The intensity that comes with being dissatisfied is stronger than anything a person can convey. In the short story, “The Secret Life of Walter Mitty”, by James Thurber, lack of satisfaction plays an exceedingly big role in the life of the main character, Walter Mitty. He is on a trip into town with his overbearing wife, Mrs. Mitty. While Walter goes through a day of ordinary tasks and errands, he escapes into a series of fantasies. The power of dissatisfaction in reality can lead to seeking