The Secret Life of Walter Mitty Group

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davin2786
davin2786
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High School - 9th Grade

Compare and contrast Walter Mitty in real life with Mitty in his daydream.

Compare and contrast the real-life Walter Mitty with his imaginary counterparts.

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Posted by davin2786 on Friday September 4, 2009 at 3:00 PM and tagged with characters, compare, contrast, daydream, mitty.

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  1. grammargator Teacher
    Middle School

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    In Walter Mitty, the author James Thurber has created an Everyman. Henpecked by his wife and beaten down by life, Mitty is a middle-aged man trying to navigate the challenges of ordinary life, with little success. Nagged constantly by his wife and mocked by others he encounters in the course of his mundane existence, Mitty retreats into a fantasy world of extraordinary events.

    In his imagination, Mitty becomes a daring combat pilot, a uniquely skilled surgeon called in to consult on a puzzling medical case, and a brilliant lawyer whose eloquence saves the day in a tense courtroom drama. In all of these fantasies, Mitty is the hero, a sharp contrast to the little failures of his real life. Indeed, it is exactly that contrast that gives Mitty relief from the humiliation of his day-to-day existence.

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    Posted by grammargator on Saturday September 5, 2009 at 7:30 AM