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Examples Of Daydreaming In 'The Secret Life Of Walter Mitty'

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A person, who is always daydreaming about how their life could be better if they had different circumstances, can miss everything wonderful in their life with the circumstances they are given. The main character in James Thurber’s short story, “The Secret Life of Walter Mitty” is an example of what you can miss out on, or what could happen if you are always dreaming of a better life. In Thurber’s story, it states, “Look out for that Buick!” (301) Then Walter slams on his brakes. He could have gotten in a car accident and gotten hurt, all because he was daydreaming. The story also says “he was always getting something wrong.” (301) Maybe if he wasn’t daydreaming all the time and more focused on reality things wouldn’t be so bad for him. The

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