"You're driving too fast!" (Clugston, 2010, p. 2). This is the start of showing how Mrs. Mitty tells her husband what to do. Mrs. Mitty, then feels that he needs to see a doctor, She felt that he was stressed out and that was the reason why he was acting the way he did. Walter Mitty was driving his wife to Watebury, CT., to get her hair done.
Then, Mrs. Mitty’s domination occurs, once she shouts at Walter Not so fast! You’re driving too fast! - And then, she orders him to slowdown from fifty-five to forty . You know I don’t like to go more than forty, you were up to fifty-five- Therefore, Walter naively switches to forty, and drives in hush. Afterwards, Mrs. Mitty recommends her henpecked husband to see the physician Dr. Renshaw for a checkup .
Put them all together, however, and there are two sharply contrasting Walter Mittys: a fantasy Mitty and a real Mitty. By showing these two sides of Walter Mitty’s character, the author suggests that there are two sides to life: what a person dreams of being and who a person actually is. The Secret Life of Walter Mitty takes us through Walter’s mind as he daydreams about adventures he only dreams of enchanting. His wife, Mrs. Mitty, is an assertive woman who runs Walter's life. Walter has nearly no identity other than what Mrs. Mitty will allow.
You’ve made a big heap haven’t you?” Jack pointed suddenly. “His specs- use them as burning glasses!” (Page 40) As we see in the beginning of the story, Piggy becomes an impact on someone’s life. Ralph and Piggy meet each other after the plane crash and realize they have to bring the boys together for a meeting. Piggy becomes Ralph’s advisor and best friend while they are on the island. When Piggy dies, Ralph feels like a part of him is missing when he makes decisions and creates thoughts.
As a reader, I connected with all three girls in some personal level because the comparisons of our lifestyles and choices. For example, page 5 through 9, when Adjoua lies and goes to Bintou with the excuse of studying and there is that one person, Albert in this case, that goes and says “I know you are sneaking out to chase boys.” Adjoua has very over-protective parents, her father especially. But I thought it was hypocritical when he accused Koffi of ‘cradle-robbing’ with a younger girl when he himself was doing the same with Bintou, his daughter’s best friend and Koffi’s daughter on pages 23 through 26. I thought Bintou envy’s Adjoua and Aya. Aya for her intelligence, with focus to bigger things and Adjoua for her protective parents who constantly worry about every day and night.
When Archie picks on his wife and calls her names, it compares to the sitcom “Everybody loves Raymond”. Frank (who plays the grumpy old father) is always picking on his wife. Another aspect that I think would hold up today are the references to the war. We have been at war for ten years now and
Hitchcock understood this desire and re-defined how America watched movies. (Thomson, 2009 p. 14) From the illicit opening scene in the seedy hotel room between Marian Crane and Sam Loomis, there is already a sense of disorder. After Marian crosses the line from illicit to illegal by stealing $40,000 from her employer and fleeing Arizona by driving to Sam, she is assailed by guilt and paranoia. Marian’s theft is a crime of opportunity born of desperation. The $40,000 was conveniently left in her care to be banked, her sister is away from home for the weekend, she is already upset, and disturbed that her lover’s dismal financial state has kept him from being able to openly declare their relationship.
he was the childhood sweetheart, and what more does he want?---came home from somewhere, found her, and called the ambulance” (22). By doing this he lets us know how jealous he is and that his contempt towards him is immense. We get a closer look into his mind, his thoughts towards this ex-husband of his wife’s and by doing this he’s also telling us how much he loves her and that maybe some of his dislike for the officer is transferred to Robert because he’s another important man in his wife’s life. There are also moments when he shows a devil-may-care attitude when he talks about Robert’s past and we get the feeling that he doesn’t much care for it. He writes “It was a little wedding---who’d want to go to such a wedding in the first place?---just the two of them, plus the minister and the
What makes Walter exceptional is his imagination. While Walter goes through a day of tasks and errands, he escapes into a series of fantasies, each spurred on by reality. As he drives his car, he imagines he is commanding "a Navy hydroplane" through a storm. (Clugston, 2010) When he rides past a hospital, he imagines he is a world-famous surgeon saving a person's life. When he hears a newsboy shouting about a trial, he imagines he is a crack shot being interrogated in the case.
The Secret Life of Walter Mitty 1 The Secret Life of Walter Mitty Y.Michelle Jackson Introduction to Literature Instructor: Lyndsey Lefebvre June 2, 2014 The Secret Life of Walter Mitty 2 Walter Mitty is an imaginary character, but he resembles individuals we often meet even individuals we think we know pretty well. His behavior is the focus of the story. Mitty is repeatedly distracted by daydreams, making it necessary for his wife to keep him focused when he is driving and for a parking lot attendant to park his car for him. Even when Walter is on a specific shopping errand, his mind wanders. Mitty’s character, is not totally out of touch with life (as cited in Clugston, 2010).