Walter Mitty Essay

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furtherconveythecharacterofWalterMittyFastcarsareuniversallyasymbolofmanhoodhowever,inWalter Mitty'slife,hislackofmasculinityisoftenassociatedwithhiscar.Mrs.Mittydoesnotallowherhusbandtodrive "sofast![Walter]you'redrivingtoofast!"(2)Thisisawaythatsheisimposingcontroloverandemasculating him.SheisabletofindawaytoshutdownanychanceofWaltertryingtoprovehisowncapabilitybydemeaning him.Although,Mittylacksskillinmanagingthe...

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"TheSecretLifeofWalterMitty"EssayThereisamanwhodaydreamsaboutanythingandeverythingAman wholivesinhisdreams,andrarelyspendstimeinreality.ThismanisnamedWalterMitty.Themoviedirectedby BenStillerandtheshortstorybyJamesThuberbothtellthestoriesofWalterMittyandhisoutlandishdaydreams Althoughthemovieissupposedtobebasedontheshortstory,therearemanysignificantdifferences.These differencesincludehowWalter'spersonalitiesarenot

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InthemovieTheSecretLifeofWalterMitty,forme,itshowsaveryuniquestorylinethatafilmmayhave Personally,IthinkthatitwasinterestingtowatchthismoviewhenoneisabouttofeeldownofhimselfBy watchingthismovie,IgetinspirationandmotivationtoappreciatemylifemoreofwhateverthingsthatIhaddone beforeoreverythingthatImaydointhefutureWhydoIliveonthisEarth?BasedonthemottoofLIFE Magazine,Ithinkthatineverystepthatwetake,thereare...

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DreamingInTheSecretLifeofWalterMitty,ThurberusesdaydreamstoportraythatWalterMitty'slifeisn't exactlythelifehewisheshelived.ThurberusessimplesoundstotakeMittyintoawholedifferentworld,where heisthemostimportantfigureforonceAmanlyfigureHetakeshismundanelifeandchangesitintoawide varietyofdaydreamswhereheisthemanhewantstobeandhastheattentionheseeks"Notsofast!You're drivingtoofast!"saidMrs.Mitty."Whatareyoudrivingso...

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fulfillsourheroquestisTheSecretLifeofWalterMittywhichwasreleasedin2013.DirectedbyBenStiller,this comedy-dramaadventuremovie,themaincharactersareplayedbyBenStillerasWalterMitty,andKristenWiig asCherylMalhoffThestoryisaboutWalterMitty,whogoesonanadventuretolearnabouthimselfandreturns newlyempowered,changestoabetterperson.WalterMittyisadaydreamerNegativeAssetsManageratLIFE magazinecompanyWalterisdiligentatworkandtakesagreatcare

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ExamplesIntheshortstory,"TheSecretLifeofWalterMitty,"byJamesThurber,WalterMittyisaninscrutable characterWalterfirstshowshisinscrutabilitywhenheisonhiswaywithhiswifetoatowncalledWaterbury goingfifteenmilesfasterthanthelimit,notlettingherknowwhy.Shebelievesthatheiscrazyanddoesthison purpose,butWalterwasreallylivinginhisowndaydream.Thisactofwhatseemstobeaconcealment,showsthat Walterpreferskeepinghisimaginationtohimself

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Hasdaydreamingeventakenoveryourlife?In"TheSecretLifeofWalterMitty"byJamesThurber,isabouta man,WalterMitty,whoiskindofpatheticandmanypeoplelaughathimWalterdaydreamsalotinorderto escapereality.InTheSecretLifeofWalterMitty,WalterworksatLifeMagazineandgoesonanadventuretofind themissingpicturethatisgoingtobeusedforthecoverofthenextmagazineWalterstartsoffboringand pathetic,butbeginstomakehisdaydreamshisrealityashis...

Both"TheSecretLifeofWalterMitty"and"LambtotheSlaughter"analyzehuman'swaysofachievingselfacceptance.WalterMitty'spersonaisnotconsidered'appropriate'bypeoplearoundhim,soasaresult,he daydreamstoaccepthistruecharacterOnthecontrary,MaryMaloney'sself-loveisbuiltuponthepresenceof herhusband,sowhenhedecidedtoleave,herwholeworldshattered.In"TheSecretLifeofWalterMitty",James Thurberexploresthetopicofselfacceptancethroughtheprotagonist's...

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Thebook"TheSecretLifeofWalterMitty"isaboutamannameWalterMitty,whodaydreamsHegoesinand outofthem.Theyhappenfromsomethingthatdistractshim.Hiswifeistheonewhonormallygetshimbackinto realityThemovieisdifferent,butalsosimilarWalterMittydaydreamsWalterdoesn'thaveawifebuthe's crushingonaco-worker.Walterisconsidereda"loser"becausehedoesn'tgetoutmuch.Buthe'slikethatinboth themovieandthebookHehasbarelytonofriendsIn

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theauthor,JamesThurbercalled,"TheSecretLifeofWalterMitty."Thestoryisaboutacouple.Themainperson inthecoupleisWalterMitty.Hehasdaydreamsofbeingwellknownandfamous,likeafearlesspilot,asurgeon, sharpshooter,etcWhilehiswifeoppresseshimallhislifeThedaydreamsareawaytocopewithoppressivewife IntheendWalter'swifewalksinadrugstoreleavinghimtowait;lightsacigarandsays,"WalterMittythe undefeated,inscrutabletothelast"Athemethat

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shortstory'TheSecretLifeofWalterMitty'byJamesThurbersharesimilaritiestotheromanticcomedyThe SecretLifeofWalterMitty,themovie,buttheyalsocontainmanydifferences*Theshortstorytellsataleofa manescaperealitywhilstthemoviedisplaysthemandaydreamingtoenhancereality.Similarly,WalterMittyin bothstoriesisamanthatdaydreamstoabigextentHisdaydreamsalwaysinvolvewomenastherootcauseInthe shortstory,Walterattemptstodaydreamfunthings...

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creatingthefilmsandthisiswheregreatworkislostShortstoriesareconciseandstraighttothepointFor example,"TheSecretLifeofWalterMitty"byJamesThurberThisshortclassic,wasfirstpublishedin"TheNew Yorker"in1939andlateronbecameafeaturefilm.Ultimately,canashortstorybesuccessfullytransformedinto afilm?WalterMittyisanelderlymanwhospendsmuchofhistimewithhisoverlookingwifemeanwhile envisioninghimselfindifferentscenarios.Manyofhisscenarios...

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TheSecretLifeofWalterMittyTheSecretLifeofWalterMittywaswrittenbyJamesThurber,oneofthemost popularwritersinhistime.Thereareonlytwomaincharacters:WalterMittyandhiswife,Mrs.Mitty.Therestare supportingcharactersinMitty'sdaydreamsandthepeoplehemeets.Thesettingconstantlyshiftsfromoneplaceto another;wegotothehospitalinonedaydream,andtoacourttrialinanotherButtherealMittyissomewherein Waterburywhereyoucanfindahairdresser...

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Themovie,SecretLifeofWalterMitty,isaboutaday-dreamerwhoescapeshislifebydisappearingintoaworld offantasiesfilledwithheroism,romance,andaction.Whenhisjobgetsthreatened,Waltertakesactioninthereal worldembarkingonjourneythatturnsintoanadventuremoreextraordinarythananythinghecouldhaveever imagined.Whenitcomestosocialacceptance,somepeoplewillgotogreatlengthstoachieveit.WalterMitty,the maincharacterofthemovie,istryingto

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comparisonofwhatseemstobetwocompletelydifferentstoriesmaynotmakesense,buttheymayhavealotin commonifyoureviewitcarefully!Inthiscase,wearecomparingJamesThurber's"TheSecretLifeofWalter Mitty"andGuydeMaupassant's"TheNecklace¨.InJamesThurber'sstory,WalterMittyissimplyanormalman goingdowntheroadwithhiswife,althoughinhismind,inwhichheisdaydreaming,heiscaptaininga hydroplanethroughahurricane,whileitbreaksdownWhenwokenfromhisdream

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Tobeginthisessay,I'llstartwithsomecriticalthinkingabout"TheSecretLifeofWalterMitty",beforeI transitiontomycomparisonof"OntheSurface"OneadmirablecomponentofthisstorywrittenbyJamesThurber intheyear1939,ishissharplyobserved,usuallyironic,smalldetailsofhumanactionthatrevealsdistinct perspectivesofthecharacter'spersonalityThebackandforthconstructionofthestorywasusedtoillustratethe protagonist'srealmofthought,howeveritendsup...

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"TheSecretLifeofWalterMitty"byJamesThurberisaboutthetripWalterMittytakesintotownwithhiswife Duringthistrip,Mittyexperiencesmanydifferentdaydreamsthatseektohelphimescapefromthemonotonyof hislifeEachofthesefantasiesisbroughtaboutbysomeaspectofMitty'slifeWhiledrivingtoofastintotown MittydreamsofbeingthecommanderofaNavyhydroplane,flyingthroughastorm.Afterdroppingoffhiswifeat thesalon,Mittyfantasizesaboutbeingamiracle...

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ThereferentialmeaningofWalterMittyisthatofawhitecollarwhoprocessesimagesandhaslivedarelatively scheduledlife,inwayshehasn'tlivedlifetothefullest.Whenthetimecomesthathehastofindamissing negative,hegoesonanepicadventurewiththeencouragementofhiscrushandanurgencyanddemandforthat negativephotobecauseit'sforLifemagazine'slastedition.Thereferentialmeaningofthisfilmwassetbythe trailer,thetrailerdoesaamazingjobsettingup

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TheSecretLifeofWalterMitty,directedbyBenStiller,focusesonthedesiretoescapefromthetediousanddull lifethatWalter(portrayedbyStiller)hasbeenstuckinBenStillerhasshownhisaudiencethatmanypeoplemay liveinalifesimilartoWalter's.Alifethatispredictableandmonotonous.Stillerexploresthisthemebyshowing thatWalterwascementedintoalifethatwasunwantedduetohisfather'sdeathatayoungageDuetothedemise ofhisfather,Walterhadtotakecare...

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processofanindividual'sself-actualizationisportrayedthroughtheprotagonist,WalterMitty'sevolutioninBen Stiller's2013adventurecomedy-dramaTheSecretLifeofWalterMittyInsearchofSeanO'Connellandthe "quintessenceoflife,"Waltergrowsfromatimiddreamertoanadventurouspersongroundedinrealitythrough hiscountlessexperienceConsequently,BenStillerutilizesTheSecretLifeofWalterMittytoreflectanddevelop howpeoplelearnabout...

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in"TheSecretLifeofWalterMitty,"utilizingindirectcharacterizationandmotifstohighlightthoseideas.In"The SecretLifeofWalterMitty,"thecharacterizationthroughtheactionsandthoughtsofWalterMittyareemployed toexposehispersonalityandsubsequentlyactasacatalystfortheplotdevelopmentThestorytakingplace primarilyin1939Waterbury,Connecticut,WalterMittydriveshisunnamedwifeintothecitysoshecangotoa hairstylist

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LifeofWalterMitty""TheSecretLifeofWalterMitty"appearstobeasimplestoryofoldWalterMittygoingon atripintotownwithhiscontrollingwife,Mrs.Mitty.Walterisincompetentatmanythingsandforgetsthings easilyHisimaginationiswhatmakeshimspecialTheauthor,Thurber,tellsthestoryinomniscient,third-person pointofview."TheSecretLifeofWalterMitty"seesescapethroughfantasyasasignificantelementofinner balance."Mittyescapes...

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Tobegin,WalterMitty'sdaydreamshurthimbecausetheyfillhimupwithfalseconfidenceInhisdaydreams,he isviewedasaheroicandimportantfigure;theoppositeofwhatheisviewedasinreallife.Onemightarguethat thedaydreamswherehepossessesthesecharacteristicshelphimlateronbygivinghimconfidenceinsteadoffalse confidencebecauseMittystooduptohiswife.However,thenegativesideaffectsMittymorethanthepositive sideofconfidenceInthestory,"TheSecret

Themovie,"TheSecretLifeofWalterMitty''isamoviethatisbasedontheshortstorywrittenbyJamesThurber. ThemovietakesplaceinNewYorkCity,wherethemaincharacterWalterMittyworksatLifemagazineasa negativesassistant.ThestoryquicklychangeswhentheworkersatLifearetoldthatthenewbosswillbemaking cutbacksafterthelastprintofthemagazinewasmadeAsthecoverofthelastmagazinetheyweretoldtocapture thequintessenceofnegative25whichwasphotographed...

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InTheSecretLifeofWalterMitty,byJamesThurber,WalterMittyimagineshimselfasaverybrave,confident personmainlybecauseinrealityheistheoppositeInonedaydream,inwhichheisheldontrialforamurder,he istoldthatitisimpossibleforhimtohavecommittedthecrimeduetohisbrokenarm.Mittyresponds, jeopardizinghisowncase,"'Withanyknownmakeofgun'[]'IcouldhavekilledGregoryFitzhurstwithmyleft hand,'"(Thurber26).Mittyinhisdaydreamsisvery...

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TheSecretLifeofWalterMittyisanunusualshortstoryaboutamanwho'sdreamstakehimawayfromreality. Hisconstantdream-likestatefillshimwithjoywhichtherealworldcouldneversupplyhimwith.Ultimately,the readerisstuckinthelifeofWalterandseestheworldashedoesAsthestorygoeson,thereaderlearnsofhow tragicthisstoryreallyis.Walterissounhappywithhiscurrentlifethathehastogointotrancesofaction-filled daydreams,hecannotdosimpletasksproperly

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In"SecretLifeofWalterMitty",JamesThurbershowsthemaincharacter(WalterMitty)playswithhisown fantasy,whichunrealizeddisturbhiswife.Hereareseveralfantasies,whichrevealin"SecretLifeofWalterMitty: AstheCommanderheisdomineeringandexpert–hehasavoicelikethinicebreaking,andhehascoldgrayeyes Heshoutsordersathismenwhoobeyhiminstantly.Hecommandstherespectofhismen–"TheOldMangetus through…...Inreallife,however,hiswifeshoutsat...

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LifeofWalterMitty"byJamesThurber,wegettoexperiencewhatanormaldayforthemaincharacter,Walter Mitty,islike.WalterMittyisconstantlyjumpingintoafantasyworldwhereheissomethingthatheisnotin realityduetothefeelingthatheisafailureinlifeWalterMittyalsothinksheisconstantlybeingpickedonbythe peoplearoundhimandalsoconsidershiswifetobeanagbecauseshecomplainsabouteverythingthathedoes wrongWhatIbelieveismyselfisthatWalterMitty's

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BernardShawThecreatingofalifeisahugepartofTheSecretLifeofWalterMittywrittenbyJamesThurber WalterMittyhasaboringlife,sohecreatesoneinthemostdestructiveway.Hedreamsofgreatlives,makingm moredepressedeveryday,seeingwhathecouldhaveandwhathedoesTheauthorofTheSecretLifeofWalter Mittyportraysaboring,dulllifebythecontrastbetweendreamsandreallife.HemakesWalterMittyaman whoselifeisunsatisfactoryinhisstandards,whoseemslost

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relationshipbetweenmalesandfemalesisoftenusedtoexpressthemeaningbehindthetypeofstorytheauthor wantstoconveyOneofmanystoriesofrelationshipsbetweenmenandwomancanbeseenin"TheYellow Wallpaper"and"TheSecretofWalterMitty",whichareexcellentrepresentationsoflifeoftheaverageandnotso averagewomanThecontrastbetweenthetwostoriesisquietvastandthoroughanalysisisrequiredinorderto completelyunderstandthemale-femalerelationshipsexpressed...

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somethingoutofyourcharacterandforyourownpleasure,butit'sahaterelationshipbecauseyouknowthatit willmostlikelynothappenorcometoanendsoonenoughTheshortstoryiswrittenbyJamesThurberMittyand hiswifeareontheirwaytodosomeerrands,heindulgesin...

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LiteracyAnalysisof"TheSecretLifeofWalterMitty"Inthestory"TheSecretLifeofWalterMitty"byJames ThurbertakesplaceinWaterburyasamannamedWalterMittywhogoesthroughlifedaydreamingalotashe goesthroughtowntodoerrands,whilehiswifegetsherhairdoneThroughoutMitty'slittletripinWaterbury, thereisathemeofsuccessandfailure.WalterMittywoundsupinfivedaydreams.Thefirstdreamhegoes throughisatthebeginningofthestory.Heimagineshimself...

AdaptationofThurber's"WalterMitty"InJamesThurber'sshortstory"TheSecretLifeofWalterMitty,"the authorcontrastsoneman'slifewiththenumerousdaydreamshehas.Similartothestory,thefilmbythesame name,directedbyBenStiller,givesaglimpseofWalter'slifewhileaddingsubstancetothestoryTwoscenesin particularinthefilminvolveflightsthatWalterfeelscompelledtomake,bothinhisdecisiontocontinueona journeyonwhichhehasalreadyembarkedWhileThurber's

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world,thingsdangeroustocometo,toseebehindwalls,drawcloser,tofindeachother,andtofeel.Thatisthe purposeoflife".-WalterMitty(Movie).Lifeisaboutfindingyourself,eachother,andbeingtruetoone'sself.The SecretLifeofWalterMittyisanextremelyoriginalandcreativestorywrittenbyJamesThurberThemovie,The SecretLifeOfWalterMitty,starringBenStiller,conveysadaydreamerescapinghistypicallifebydisappearing intoarealmoffantasiesfilledwithheroism

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canconveyIntheshortstory,"TheSecretLifeofWalterMitty",byJamesThurber,lackofsatisfactionplaysan exceedinglybigroleinthelifeofthemaincharacter,WalterMittyHeisonatripintotownwithhisoverbearing wife,Mrs.Mitty.WhileWaltergoesthroughadayofordinarytasksanderrands,heescapesintoaseriesof fantasiesThepowerofdissatisfactioninrealitycanleadtoseekingfalserealityinone'smindMrMittyis unhappywithhisinabilitytoperformsimpletasks...

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carryingawoodencarvingBothmenpossesanitemandforeshadowedtalentofartisticvalue,yetarevulnerable tosomanynewideas,someofwhichcouldbesharedbythestrangeracrosstheroomfromthem.Intheshort stories"TheSecretLifeofWalterMitty"writtenbyJamesThurberand"UncleMarcos"writtenbyIsabelAllende, themaincharacterssharemanysimilartraitsandendurances.Additionally,eachoftheintelligentandcurious charactersbeholdthepossibilitytolearnfromeachother....

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arehard,especiallywhenthecoupledoesnotseeeyetoeye.WalterMittyandhiswifeknowexactlywhatthatis like."TheSecretLifeofWalterMitty"isashortstorywrittenbyJamesThurber.Thesettingtakesplaceat Waterberg,ConnecticutThetwomaincharactersinthisshortstoryareWalterMittyandhiswife,whoplay significantrolesinmakingthisshortstorycomealivedespitebeingverydifferentinmanyways.Walteristhe protagonistbecauseheistheleadingcharacter,whilehis

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