The Secret Life Of Walter Mitty Character Changes

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Can people really change or do they just change on the outside? The story, The Strange Case of Dr.Jekyll and Mr.Hyde, shows change through Dr.Jekyll being able to turn into Mr.Hyde and change personalities. The movie, The Secret Life of Walter Mitty, demonstrates change because Walter’s life was boring but then becomes interesting. The movie, Finding Dory, directed by Angus Maclane and Andrew Stanton shows Nemo changing by him being scared to saving his friend.If everyone changes like the way Walter Mitty changed then the world would be a better place.Change is possible when you put your mind to it and try hard like Nemo did for Dory, Walter Mitty did for Cheryl Melhoff, but not like Dr.Jekyll. Change is like the weather because it can be …show more content…
If Walter Mitty had never tried to change, then Cheryl Melhoff would never of liked Walter, because Walter would have been fired because he didn’t find the 25th picture. Walter initially does change when he first meets his new boss, Ted Hendricks.“Before Walter gets in the elevator he is happy but when he gets in the elevator with his new boss the boss makes fun of him and Walter gets frustrated” (The Secret Life of Walter Mitty). People go all over to change, but Walter just had to travel to a few places to show that he can change and be responsible.In order for change to happen, you must be committed; in this case, the part where Walter decided to go to Greenland and find the 25th picture shows he’s committed to change. Previously, Walter doesn’t step up to the plate, but when he goes to Greenland he keeps trying and trying until he finds the picture.This is like the poem “If” by Rudyard Kipling at the end when he changes from a little boy into a man just like Walter. Walter initially changes; however, this one-time behavior is not a typical of his normal choice by not being spontaneous and following his dreams, like when he went to Cheryl Melhoff’s house. “Cheryl tells Walter to go to Greenland to find the 25th picture so he wouldn’t get fired and he ended up going and taking responsibility” (The Secret Life of Walter …show more content…
If Nemo never changed then they would have lost Dory and never been able to see her again.In order for change to happen; determination must be present; in this case, when Nemo’s dad, Merlin wanted to give up Nemo kept trying. “Nemo kept trying to find Dory no matter what everyone else thought because he knew what the consequences were” (Finding Dory).In the poem “ If “ it shows the same situations as Finding Dory does. “Or watch the things you gave your life to, broken...” exemplifies Rudyard Kipling’s view of change. Nemo initially does change,which reveals that people can change if you put your mind to it. Recently, Nemo has been scared, but now “ Nemo helps Dory get back to her parents by stopping traffic with cute otters when the stood in the road and hugged one another” (Finding Dory). People do amazing things to try to change, but it is characters like Nemo who make it look easy to change. While Nemo shows change by getting over his fears, some people do not have the ability to change as

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