Since he is too afraid to speak up for himself, in his daydreams he is also a brave man. In his last daydream, where he is a captain, he is willing to sacrifice himself for the good of his country. Even though others know he may not make it he believes that, “Somebody’s got to get that ammunition dump,” (5). He is brave to be willing to die to save others and do what is right. But, in real life, Mitty, is a coward who is too scared to stand up for himself against his controlling wife; even though he doesn’t agree with everything she tells him to do. Mitty, “hated these weekly trips to town” because “he was always getting something wrong” (4), but he doesn’t try to argue with his wife about them because he knows she will just be even more upset. Individuals often times want to be somebody different, but are too scared to try to start to become that person. After, daydreaming all day about who he wants to be, Mitty finally gets a little courage to stand up to his
Since he is too afraid to speak up for himself, in his daydreams he is also a brave man. In his last daydream, where he is a captain, he is willing to sacrifice himself for the good of his country. Even though others know he may not make it he believes that, “Somebody’s got to get that ammunition dump,” (5). He is brave to be willing to die to save others and do what is right. But, in real life, Mitty, is a coward who is too scared to stand up for himself against his controlling wife; even though he doesn’t agree with everything she tells him to do. Mitty, “hated these weekly trips to town” because “he was always getting something wrong” (4), but he doesn’t try to argue with his wife about them because he knows she will just be even more upset. Individuals often times want to be somebody different, but are too scared to try to start to become that person. After, daydreaming all day about who he wants to be, Mitty finally gets a little courage to stand up to his