While driving his car he starts to day dream that he is a commander on a “Navy hydroplane" going through a storm. (Clugston, 2010). While passing a hospital, he believes he is a famous surgeon, known throughout the world for saving lives. He imagines he is being interrogated in court on a case, when he hears a newsboy shouting about a trial. Also, when he is waiting for his wife, he imagines himself to be a British pilot after seeing pictures of a German plane.
The two forensic examiners notice the smell of jet fuel in the air and questions the boy’s father. Meanwhile, at the lab,
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.
He goes from writing bad checks to making them and posing as an airline pilot for Pan American Airline. He shows complete disregard for the law and believes that he will never get caught. Frank not only attempts this but he successfully does it for quite a while. When frank decides he doesn’t want to be an airline pilot anymore he decides he wants to be a doctor. Frank being the con artist that he is fakes a doctor’s degree and gets a job in the emergency room of a hospital.
Kris Allen Critical Essay: Airplane The Movie At LAX Airport, passengers are checking in for Trans American Airlines flight 209 to Chicago. Ted Striker (Robert Hays), a cab driver and former fighter pilot, pulls over and boards a passenger (Howard Jarvis) and immediately leaves, turning on his meter. He tried catching his girlfriend Elaine Dickinson (Julie Hagerty), a flight attendant for Trans American Airlines. She just left Ted, blaming him for not being responsible enough and not getting over the aftermath of the loss of many lives during the war. Extremely shaken, and at the very last minute, he buys a ticket on flight 209, where Elaine is to work this evening.
If Walter had his own identity and controlled his own life, long ago he would have told Mrs. Mitty back off that he know what he is doing. He is the way he is because the people around him are always controlling he’s way of acting or doing certain kinds of things. Walter is a little kid in mind stuck in an old boy. Mrs. Mitty is always criticizing the way he acts and he’s errors and Walter is always imagining things instead of being concentrated in the real world. The story shows that Walter Mitty is a really stubborn person.
A most important symbol is the supermarket; it symbolizes the consumer culture that Sammy wants to be removed from. Quitting his job is a doomed attempt to impress the girls and a gesture of liberation. “You’ll feel this for the rest of your life,” (Updike 144) is what Sammy’s boss tells him as he removes his apron and bowtie which symbolizes freedom. Sammy stands up for what he thinks is right, loses his job and enters a world of the unknown alone. Greasy Lake uses many symbols to enhance the theme.
It begins depicting Edward Norton, the narrator, working for an insurance company as a representative, who produces evidence for recalling automobiles. He lives in a 15 story, glass front condominium, with the best expensive furniture, designer clothes and a totally empty way of life. Society has yet to understand how employment can influence a person life experiences. His first experience in solving his problem is to seek medical advice for insomnia, which is not the answer. He was advised by his doctor to really see pain, participate in is a group of men who have testicular cancer and really experience pain.
By being absolutely unaware of the world around him, some feel that he is a very negative person. In truth, he is the one person that is truly sane although he is quite stubborn. Mrs. Mitty gets a bit irritated by Walter because of his day dreaming. She feels as if she has to keep him on track or nothing would ever get completed. For example; she has to keep reminding him to get a pair of overshoes while she is getting her hair done.
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).