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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

the present impacts the future. In the story of the man named Walter Mitty, those changes can be seen clearly. He goes from a shy and pent up office man to a full blown adventurer. All he did was live by the motto of his company, Life. Living by the basic principles and morals of the motto of Life can lead to extraordinary undertakings. If I were to live by the motto, my own life and the world around it could become a better place. Walter Mitty was seen as a man that followed the guidelines and motto

people in England of the New World, more settlers would be likely to come. If possible travelers are informed of their destination, there will be less apprehension about going. Thomas Hariot was one such informer. An Englishman who accompanied Sir Walter Raleigh on his voyage to establish a colony in the New World, he kept accounts of his explorations and later had them published in his A Briefe and True Report of the New Found Land of Virginia. His book described the land and people of Virginia

about in “The Secret Life of Walter Mitty,” utilizing indirect characterization and motifs to highlight those ideas. In “The Secret Life of Walter Mitty,” the characterization through the actions and thoughts of Walter Mitty are employed to expose his personality and subsequently act as a catalyst for the plot development. The story taking place primarily in 1939 Waterbury, Connecticut, Walter Mitty drives his unnamed wife into the city so she can go to a hair stylist

Walter Mitty’s Dominant Secret Life (Rough) Written by James Thurber, The Secret Life of Walter Mitty, is the story of Walter Mitty’s day in the city daydreaming of many scenarios of him being a hero and having power and fame. Between each of his daydreams, he is interrupted repeatedly by the real life in a rude fashion by his wife and other characters in the city, ending his daydreams. In The Secret Life of Walter Mitty, many interpret that many of the supporting characters look down on Walter

and The Secret life of Walter Mitty by James Thurber, each protagonists are dealing with an emotional dilemma in there lives. In Healthy Start, Avichai is suffering from a severe depression due to breaking up with his former girlfriend Maayan. While In The Secret Life of Walter Mitty, Walter is currently dissatisfied with his current life and that he feels that he is part of something even greater. The protagonist Avichai of Etgar Keret's Healthy Start differs from Walter in James Thurber's The Secret

wanted to go on an adventure. In the story, The Secret Life of Walter Mitty by James Thuber, daydreamed of things he always wanted to. In the story Uncle Marcos by Isabel Allende, Marcos did amazing things that he was proud of. But what could these two characters learn from each other? Walter Mitty and Uncle Marcos could both learn from each other, but what exactly? “ “ The box barrage is closing in,” said the sergeant,” (129). Walter Mitty always wanted to do something exciting, but what can he learn

The characterization of Walter Mitty is different in the movie and short story. We can see that in the beginning of the movie, Walter daydreams too much. His daydreams in the movie are different from the ones in the story. In the story, he dreams of helping people and trying to save them, but in the movie, they lead to something he wants to do. There is something important about his daydreams. He has Cheryl in them, helping him to do the right ting. An example of Cheryl trying to help is when he

possibly anything and Walter Mitty would dream of it and make it seem special. The short story is called “The Secret Life of Walter Mitty”by James Thurber, it is an interesting story about a guy named Walter Mitty, who has a nagging wife constantly on him, but he goes through his boring life imagining about all the cool stuff he could do. A dominant theme in James Thurber’s “The Secret Life of Walter Mitty” is Imagery. He shows imagery in his short story by making his character, Walter Mitty, imagine he'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