The Secret Life of Walter Mitty

“The Secret Life of Walter Mitty” is an adaptation of James Thurber's 1939 short story which was released in 2013 and directed by Ben Stiller who is also the main character of the film. The story is mainly about Walter Mitty who is an employee at Life magazine. He spends the rest of his boring day working on unique photos for the publication. Walter inhabits a world of daydreams as he tries to escape from his tedious daily life. Walter falls in love with an employee who works in the same…

“Short fiction seems more targeted - hand grenades of ideas, if you will. When they work, they hit, they explode, and you never forget them,” (Bacigalupi). Two stories, “The Secret Life of Walter Mitty” by James Thurber and “The Interlopers” by Saki, provide compelling information on the ways that authors use style. While theme is not necessarily a concrete concept, it can be argued that these two stories share a similar theme: “things are not always as they seem.” This theme is important…

a vast amount of stories. Although he struggled in the beginning of his career, he did not give up on his passion for writing. Thurber’s short story writing style was greatly influenced by the events in his early life, in his career, and in history. While James Thurber’s early life could be considered normal, it was a main focus in his writing. For example, when Thurber was a young boy, he and his brother, William, were playing a game that resulted in a terrible eye injury. The injury…

Lastly, when comparing the imagery of The Secret Life of Walter Mitty and Harrison Bergeron on the basis of plot, it is seen that Walter Mitty uses imagery to more easily and more effectively portray the plot in the story. Through the story, many pieces of imagery are used, this is one example from the start of the story. The pounding of the cylinders increased: ta-pocketa-pocketa-pocketa-pocketa-pocketa. The Commander stared at the ice forming on the pilot window. He walked over and twisted a…

A Secret Life of Walter Mitty is an American adventure comedy-drama that was directed by and stars Ben Stiller. The film takes us on a journey with the protagonist, Walter Mitty portrayed by Ben Stiller, who is a negative assets manager at Life Magazine. Often times he escapes the harsh reality of the work by daydreaming in a world where he is always the hero. Walter fancies one of his coworkers, Cheryl Melhoff, but he believes he does not possess any heroic qualities that would woo her; however…

The Hopes and Tragedies of The Secret Life of Walter Mitty The Secret Life of Walter Mitty started as a short story, it's about a man who daydreams to escape reality. People have found this book to be both funny and sad, as some find the aspects of him pretending to be people he's not enjoyable, while others have found the idea of doing this to escape his reality is dreadful. The popularity of this short story as made Hollywood produce a movie out of it, explaining the story in greater depth.…

because there is a light inside that tells us everyday we get through is another day closer to that thing we want most for ourselves. This is seen in “War Dance”, a documentary about the yet to be mitigated Uganda, and the wondrous film “The Secret Life of Walter Mitty”. One could even see it in the classic novella “Of Mice and Men” by John Steinbeck.nThis is because this light is inherent within all of us, giving us the push that is needed in order to go through every day. This light is our…

and Men, written by John Steinbeck, is a story, about two men who are chasing the american dream, hitting many obstacles along the way. War Dance, directed by Sean Fine, is a documentary about life in the Ugandan war zone. The Secret Life of Walter Mitty, directed by Ben Stiller, is a movie about Walter Mitty, an average man with a vast imagination, who ventures the world seeking a man who has the missing negative for a magazine cover that he needs to prevent himself from losing his job. [C]…

In the film The Secret Life Of Walter Mitty, directed by Ben Stiller, Walter Mitty (played by Ben Stiller) lives an unadventurous lifestyle as a negative assists manager at Life Magazine. After the company gets bought out, Walter’s new boss Ted Hendricks (played by Adam Scott) says there will be cut backs on employees. Most at Life start to worry including Cheryl Melhoff, Walter’s love interest/ co-worker (played by Kristen Wiig). When Walter losses the last cover’s negative, number…

to feel about us. The movie ‘The Secret Life Of Walter Mitty’ proves just that, by showing countless imaginations Mr.Mitty has throughout the day to escape from his unmeaningful life. This story proves to us how self-perception can be changed through two dimensions of this man's reality and the conflicts that arise when he is not able to connect these instances with…