The Secret Life Of Walter Mitty Literary Analysis

Walter Mitty, the hero of “The Secret Life of Walter Mitty," is a talented daydreamer. He consumes a good deal of his time fantasizing that he is someone else. His daydreams all have him as a heroic character, who always to the role of saving the day. In real life, Walter Mitty is a bumbling fool who would rather spend his energy dreaming of things he isn't, rather than make a real change in his life. Throughout the story, Walter Mitty changes very little, the only thing that changes are his daydreams.

His stories also seems to convey a sort of gentleness but without any softness to it, they evoked mood, and were impressionistic, which has made his works stand the test of time. (Pardis 82). To make his stories work with the people of his time, Fitzgerald had to write about themes revenant

On January 28, 1986, NASA launched the Space Shuttle Challenger, which exploded within minutes of liftoff, killing all astronauts aboard. On this same night, President Ronald Reagan was originally scheduled to give the State of the Union, but instead had to speak on this national tragedy. The speech is titled, “Explosion of the Space Shuttle Challenger, Address to the Union, January 28, 1986” and is given by President Ronald Reagan from his desk in the Oval Office. The intended audience of the speech given by President Reagan is all of the American People.

(Act 1, Scene 1). Through the quote, it suggests that women should be ignorant about the world, and calling “baby” instead of her name shows the inferiority of the women to men. In addition, Walter is expected to be the head of the family; Mama says, “It ain’t much, but it’s all I got in the world and I’m putting it in your hands. I’m telling you to be the head of this family from now on like you supposed to be” (Act 2, Scene 2).

One time, their plane was peppered with bullets, and they barely made it back to Hawaii. On their next trip, they were assigned to the Green Hornet, a plane which hydroplanes on air. This is troubling to Louie and his crew. As they were flying to Japan, a japanese pilot shot them down. Only three members of the crew survived.

It was strange to see such a beautiful country demolished by something as evil as war. If I could unsee one thing from the war, it would probably be trench warfare, and I’ve seen men literally explode while flying. The landscape is so barren in between the two trenches; it’s no wonder why it 's referred to as “no man’s land.” Men wait for the cue from their Lieutenant to storm from the trench, and the only outcome is bodies scattered and shrapnel littered across the battlefield. During one of the aforementioned flights (they blur together after awhile), Beagle’s plane was hit and he spiraled downward into “no man’s land.”

In his letter Johnson rejected a mother’s obscured request for her sons help into a university. His denial to her is best used by his strong use of logos, pathos and tone. With these three devices combined Johnson was able to convey his unwillingness to complete the task ask of him while allowing him to still stay cordial. In the beginning, Johnson reveals pure emotion to the mother waiting for the letter.

(190, Clark) This only shows how strongly Harrison feels about not wanting to be in the state he is currently living in, as for Dr. Emerson it differs entirely. Another quote from the book shows how Dr.Emerson’s view “Because Mr. Harrison is incapable of living outside the hospital and it is my duty as a doctor to preserve life.” (Clark,186) Reading this it shows how Dr. Emerson thinks of how life should be maintained at all cost no matter how it is

Adventure is an unusual and exciting experience or activity; the exploration of uncharted territory leads to new experiences; dreams are an escape, an adventure of the mind. The 1947 film The Secret Life of Walter Mitty best represents James Thurber’s intent to make the viewer take into consideration the idea of individualism; while exploring how imagination enhances everyday lives. The 1947 film is more parallel to Thurber’s short story due to its similar distinctive characters, types of dreams and visions, as well as how the character of Walter Mitty is accepted by his surrounding characters. Thurber’s intent to explore the idea of individualism; while proposing that one can escape everyday life through dreams and fantasies IS best portrayed through the 1947 film.

Another example is seen in chapter 6,”But you ain’t goin’ off in all dat mess uh commonness”(Hurston,60) This quote shows that Jody is not allowing Janie to go to a communal event, which is the funeral of the mule, because he doesn’t want her to be in all of the commonness. This is hindering Janie’s independence because she is not making choices for herself, and she doesn’t do anything even though she wants to go. Being in the relationship with Jody constricts her freedom, which proves Hurston's theme.

In the film, The Secret Life of Walter Mitty, the viewers are introduced to the main character, Walter Mitty. From the beginning, Walter’s actions and words can lead one to infer that his character is painfully shy, awkward and quiet. In combination with his awkwardness and shyness, he continually has these moments where he enters “his own world,” and fantasizes about the things he’s too timid to do or that he finds heroic. This is especially unusual to his peers and co-workers who try to converse openly with him.

The time it took the Black Hawks to get from Jalalabad to the compound was an hour and a half. While one of the Black Hawks was landing outside the compound the other helicopter hit a wall inside the compound causing it to crash. However, the pilot managed to land the helicopter safely and no one got hurt. The raid was completed quickly and the SEALs blew up the Black Hawk that was down to make sure equipment and information could not be used. A back up Chinook had to come and pick up the remaining unit with bid Laden’s body and all the items gathered for intelligence.

Meanwhile, the Hunkee`s the only caucasian passengers must adapt to their new environment and culture. The movie ends with Nashawn safely

Such as how the main characters faced death countless times. When Louie was being surrounded by 3 enemy planes which filled his plane with 594 holes, and when Pi was dying of hunger. Instead of regretting and despairing, Pi and Louie both persevered to live on. However, there are more differences than similarities. Such as how Louie was in a plane, and Pi was in a lifeboat.

In fact, his view proves that the concept of the sick role of Parsons is too simple. Parsons believes that the concept of "sick role" includes four elements: the patient has the rights to reduce or waive the daily social responsibility; patient has no responsibility for his/her disease state; patient should try to make his/her own get well; patient should adopt appropriate methods to overcome the disease. However, the definition of Parsons is simplistic for the case of Mike. This is because sometimes the patient 's disease is not serious, or he has chronic. At that time, the patient 's normal social responsibility should not be exempt.