The Secret Life of Walter Mitty written by James Thurber is
the story of a man who escapes into his dreams in order to fill up the boring
routine of his everyday life. The story starts with Walter dreaming about being
a pilot while on a trip into the city with his wife, Mrs. Mitty early in this
dream Walter is awoken by her telling him that he is driving to fast. As it
continues the story switches back and fourth between the city that Walter is in
and the dreams he is imagining in his mind. As Walter drops off his wife he is
given a series of tasks to complete in the city and for each one of these tasks
has a dream to go along with it. One task is to simply park the car while doing
this he escapes into his dreams of being a doctor while almost running down the
parking attendant. Later when getting back to the hotel where Walter is meeting
his wife he dreams about being a solider before being awoken by his wife again
for being late to meet her. The last we see of Walter is him escaping back into
a dream again to get away from the routine of his life. Walter Mitty is a story
of escape and dreams for those who are looking for just a little bit more.
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