Essay On Walter Mitty

At the beginning of the film, Walter Mitty is a character who is disappointed with what he has. He lives a dull life working as a negative asset manager, not having seen much of the world besides Nashville and Phoenix, and is too shy to talk to his coworker Cheryl Melhoff, whom he has feelings for. He wants to make his life more exciting, however he is too afraid of taking risks whenever the opportunity arises. Instead, he escapes from situations like those by daydreaming. However, when Mitty starts taking risks, like when he finally starts talking to Cheryl Melhoff, his life starts to become a little more interesting, and he becomes more satisfied with himself. Stiller is showing us through Mitty that we can’t achieve inner-satisfaction if we don’t do things outside of our comfort zones. It is only once we start taking risks and going through new experiences that we can develop a stronger sense of personal fulfillment.
Mitty gradually starts taking more risks as the film progresses. He is forced to take a risk and go on a journey when he finds out that the “quintessence of Life” (negative #25) is missing. Then, after some reluctance, he takes a risk in going on the …show more content…
He isn’t put down by the fact that his job at Life Magazine has ended; he realizes that there are so many more opportunities in life waiting for him. Taking risks has enabled him to truly “see the world” in its essence and beauty, and has created the excitement in his life that he desperately needed. He never gave up on the risks he started taking, and that helped to deepen his experience with life and accomplish his goals. He never gave up on talking to Cheryl Melhoff, and in the end, he wins her heart over. Stiller is showing us through this that if we take risks, we must never give up. We cannot experience the satisfaction taking a risk and completing a goal gives if we don’t stay committed to doing so till the very