"the Secret Life of Walter Mitty" by James Thurber

"Waltmitty's Secret Life" is a story about people who prefer to live in his imaginations, not handling real life. At the beginning of the story, the policeman shouted and ordered his crew to fly despite the dangerous situation. The indomitable commander was courageous to talk with confidence and his staff expressed his trust in him: "The old man helps us, the old man is not afraid of hell!" ( NA, 1499) Suddenly, Mitty became a reality as his wife was accused of driving too fast a car.

The secret of James Thurber 's Waltmiti is in James Thur' s wonderful short story "The Walter Mitty 's Secret Life". I feel he may not be mere fantasy, but a victim of attention deficit disorder. Throughout the story, Walter changed his personality over and over. As he moves back and forth between reality and fantasy, his range of attention may be problematic. Walter needs Mrs Mitty to put him on the right track. - of James Tiber in "The Secret Life of The Waltmiti" fantasy in the role of "The Secret Life of Walter Mitty", James Thurber fled from the monotonous life, often tells the story of his wife away from fancy. In the real world, he is a forgotten old man who must follow every whim of his wife. But in his imagination Walter Miti is a symbol of wisdom, courage and manhood.

"Secret Life of Walter Mitt", James Thurber (1942) is a comic writer of the 20th century (see COMEDY), and James Thurber has few friends. "Waltmiti's Secret Life" is not only considered to be his best story but also the word Waltmiti became the language for ordinary people to enter METAPHOR and fled to an impossible heroic fantasy world . In this respect, critics believe that Mitty is universal and American, especially his precedent can be traced back to "R IP VAN WINKLE" by Washington IRVING and Tom Sawyer of M ARK TWAIN. Miti is afraid of the reincarnation of his wife's modern heritage. The story opens in the resolution of the media, that is, in the middle of Miti's imagination. He is a navy commander who oversees seaplane during the storm. Miti is a typical example of his crew being worshiped for their bravery and ability. Other fantasies in the story are similar

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Among the short stories "Waltimitty's Secret Life", writer James Thurber introduces to humor the person who dreams of being a hero who he experienced extreme challenges. In his real life, Walter Miti lived a simple and simple life; he was under hegemony and was a husband who criticized his wife. Thurber uses lively dialogue to tell the reader about Mitty's personality. The story took place in about 20 minutes; in this short time Miti drove his wife to a barbershop and his wife did a few errands when he waited for her . During his fear of not doing what he wanted, he dreams of being a great surgeon, outstanding repair technician, professional shooter and brave military captain. This story shows that fantasy is usually a good substitute for reality.