THE SECRET LIFE OF WALTER MITTY The Secret Life of Walter Mitty “The Secret Life of Walter Mitty” is a story about an individual that constantly seems to be caught up in numerous daydreams and thoughts that have nothing to do with everyday matters. James Thurber treats Mitty’s actions very entertaining‚ and at the same time his humor catches our attention to the need of communication and the importance of human relationships. In marriage relationships is critical that we know
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listener for several reasons. One reason is because Walter often daydreams he doesn’t know what his wife wants him to do. “He looks at his wife in the seat beside him with shocked astonishment‚ She seemed grossly familiar‚ like a strange woman who yelled at him in a crowd.” (Thurber) The quote above shows how well he doesn’t listen. He never listens to his wife. You could also be talking to him and say something and it could trigger a daydream. Walter Mitty forgets a lot. He always hated the weekly trips
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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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course of a shopping trip that is frequently interrupted by Walter’s daydreams. His daydreams all have him as the main character that has been thrown into extremely urgent situations. It begins with a daydream that Walter is an adventurous polite that is flying through an intense storm. In his next one‚ Walter Mitty is an experienced surgeon and is the only one who can save the patient on the operating table. Next‚ Walter Mitty daydreams that he is in a courtroom being cross-examined by an attorney general
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tell that she is still a child. However‚ in order to distract herself‚ Ellen will play meaningful games (Gibbons 26). These games become a fulcrum for Ellen’s inner child to express itself. Frequently‚ Ellen will lapse into a daydream (Gibbons 67). Usually‚ these daydreams are meant to protect herself from the harsh reality around her. Ellen Foster’s unique use of escapism resounds as the theme of Kaye Gibbon’s Ellen Foster. To illustrate Ellen’s ability to survive traumas such as death and abuse
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She begins to understand how her and her family are poor with limited consumerism. She again daydreams about asking her mother for $35 to buy a birthday clown‚ but also imagines her mother shooting the idea down and giving her a whole explanation on the value of money. Sylvia begins to ask herself questions about those who spend their money on frivolous
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(Stibich‚ 2008). The complex world of dreaming offers a profound look into personal psyche and the unconscious imagination. The four different types of dreams I have decided to tell about are: lucid dreams‚ nightmares‚ precognitive dreams and Daydreams. Lucid dreams are when a person knows that they are dreaming even though they are still sleeping (Hamzelou‚ 2010). Lucid dreams can enable you to conquer reoccurring nightmares and control what is happening in your dreams (Harrar & Dawidowska
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Cited: Carpi‚ John. "Stress: It ’s Worse Than You Think." Psychology Today Jan/Feb 1996. 22 May 2005 < http://cms.psychologytoday.com/articles/pto-19960101- 000027.html>. Klinger‚ Eric. "The Power of Daydreams." Psychology Today Oct. 1987. 22 May 2005 < http://www.findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m1175/is_v21/ai_5242154>. Thurber‚ James. "The Secret Life of Walter Mitty." Reading and Writing from Literature. Ed. Suzanne Phelps Weir et al. 3rd ed. Boston:
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However‚ he begrudgingly admits that this altered state of mind‚ this daydream‚ is temporary and is still not good enough to truly perceive the truth; “the fancy cannot cheat so well” (Line 73). A daydream is considered cheating‚ like Plato’s “falsehood” (389b). Up until the end of “Ode to a Nightingale‚” Keats continues to ply on the senses with images of the country side in “meadows…stream…hill-side…valley-glades”
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connect the stories‚ so the story was ordered and doesn’t let reader confused and have the feeling of confused. Thurber naturally connected the story by clues. For example‚ at the beginning of the story‚ Mr. Mitty was driving the car while in his daydream he was going through the
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