Walter Mitty is an ordinary man living an ordinary life. But he has dreams - vivid, extraordinary day dreams - in which the life he leads is one of excitement and even adventure, in which he - a weary, put upon middle-aged man - is the hero of his own story. Show
A man can dream, can't he? Advertisement - Guide continues below Next The Secret Life of Walter Mitty IntroductionJames Thurber is most famous as a cartoonist and writer for The New Yorker in the 1930s and 40s. He published "The Secret Life of Walter Mitty" in The New Yorker in March of 1939. It tells the story of an aging man who, though inept and bumbling in real life, passes his day with a series of fantasies in which he takes on the role of any number of powerful, bold, decisive men. The story has become an American classic, and Mitty a famous literary character. The word "Mittyesque" can even be found in The American Heritage Dictionary. (It refers to someone who is an absent-minded dreamer.) What is The Secret Life of Walter Mitty About and Why Should I Care?Who hasn't gotten through a boring day by imagining they were somewhere else, someone else, doing something different? Whether you pretend you're decoding spy codes when finishing your calculus homework, or that you're a dangerous Mafioso when your mother makes you take out the garbage, or that you're an FBI agent gathering intel when you're waiting at line at the supermarket, you probably know what we're talking about. The imagination is something we all use – possibly something we all need – to make our lives more interesting. Some view "The Secret Life of Walter Mitty" as the endearing story of a loveable man whose rather humorous, dramatic fantasies are harmlessly employed to get him through a dull day of errands. Others see darker themes at work here. Perhaps the story's message is that a dreamer can't survive in this world; or maybe that dreams are insufficient to compensate for what bothers us in reality. Any way you cut it, there are tough questions and hilarity to be found in "The Secret Life of Walter Mitty."  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Top reviews from the United StatesThere was a problem filtering reviews right now. Please try again later.Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on March 20, 2015 When I heard this story was out in movie format I was interested because I remember reading the short story by Thurber way back in the 1960's in H.S. I looked for it on Amazon and acquired the 10-minute free preview and what I didn't like was the actor, Stiller. I have not liked him (the hollywood personality - not the man himself) in any of his movies that I have seen. He seems too arrogant and superior-acting, without redeeming himself by any heroics in the end. I thought that the charactor Walter Mitty that Stiller played showed less embarassment when busted for "zoning out," as they put it, than I thought he should have. I mean he presented himself like, "alright, so I am a jerk, you have a problem with that?" Then I saw the whole movie and I liked it a lot. Stiller was the right person for the roll of Walter. The short story was of course very short - it has been reviewed by several peole so I won't take up space with the book here. But I want to point out that with a full-length movie there was time and space to develop the character a little more and give something of a plot. I mean we learn the reason that Walter Mitty became the dreamer he was was because his father died when he was 17 and Walter had to drop his wild, imaginative, brave, creative persona to become a cog in the deux ex machina, of the SYSTEM, the ESTABLISHMENT, which he had scorned in his early life. He did not exactly sell his soul so much as suppress his creative imaginative, adventurous nature in order to go along with the way things were, and thus his imagination and desires leaked out in day-dreaming. He did not so much let people abuse him as ignore their disrespect as irrelevant to him. So when chance, fate, cicumstances conspired to give Walter the chance to go out there to the world that he had been missing all these years, he went along. And at first he made mistakes, not being experienced as a hero. But he showed courage too, to approach the woman that he was enamored with even though clumsy and tongue-tied, and showed compassion for the young boy to teach him a little about skateboarding. I liked that Walter took the chance and made the move even though it could have turned out badly - he could have fell on his face. Later on, it seemed like he did fall on his face - when he jumped off the helicopter and missed the boat, fallling into the North Atlantic, where he lost the parts for the ship-to-shore radio - but hey, he was busy avoiding being torn apart by a shark. And, luckily he didn't even catch a cold. Later on, as things progressed Walter got his balance down, like on the skateboard, rushing down the highway in Iceland, (or was it Greenland?) on his way to the next great thing. And his athleticism was still there as shown when, after he had to endure the longish bus ride through back country, he hiked up the West side of the Himalayas, without catching emphysema. Here luck played a part for Walter - just as bad luck had caused him to stumble in the early part of the story - good luck came to the rescue when confidence and bravery and endurance were not enough: he found the man Sean Collins and the Snow Leopard at just the right moment. And he found the critcal wallet - actually Shirley MacLaine fished it out of the trash for him - which was essential for Walter in order to find himself on the cover of LIFE. And be able to tell off that dick of a heartless manager, who himself was a one-dimensional character with no compassion for real people, a made-up person, wearing a suit and filling a role and not contributing anything to humanity. A simple movie, without much plot and little character development - unless you want to project more into it. But I like the way it is all tied together and how in the end - it doesn't really end - we just know Walter has to go on with life - as we all do, finding happiness where we can and doing what we can, realizing that things don't just turn out the way we want them to just because we dream them - but if we do the best we can, with a little bit of luck... I loved Shirley MacLaine as Walter's mother. A small part in the movie, but clearly a big supporting part of Walter's life - if not for her where would he be? I love the movie. I would like to thank Ben Stiller for doing such a good job - bringing the story - so many of us Walter Mitty's out here - kind of giving us some kind of recognition. Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on May 1, 2022 An enjoyable story, but the Kindle edition is only 15 pages. I know this is a short story, but I'm fairly certain the Kindle edition isn't complete. Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on June 9, 2022 Excellent chance to get insight into The literary and comedic talents of James Thurber. Way to short! I'm going to get an anthology. Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on January 15, 2022 Sometimes, being a writer, I too zone out like Walter Mitty. I enjoyed very much this short story which I got to know about because of the movie. Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on January 9, 2016 THE SECRET LIFE of WALTER MITTY As I was looking for a new book to read, I came across THE SECRET LIFE of WALTER MITTY. I had heard of it before. In fact, I have seen the original movie version made in 1947, starring Danny Kaye. And, I'm given to understand there is a newer version starring Ben Stilled. Since I usually prefer to read stories before they've been made into movies--even though I had seen the Danny Kate movie--I thought, "this will be a great book to choose this time". After buying the book for only ¢99, I was tickled to get started. Imagine my surprise to discover that it was only 15 pages long. Lol. I had not realized it was a short story. It was actually a cute story. I enjoyed it. At this point, because I've read the "book" and enjoyed it so much, I think I'm going to have to watch both movie versions. Just for the fun of it. Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on March 22, 2020 I knew the story from the movie and thought the book would be even better. It was . . . . and wasn't. But, if I had known that it was such a VERY short story, I would not have paid the asking price. I am sure that it is probably available in an entire collection for nearly the same price. Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on November 27, 2014 This snippet of cozy brilliance by Thurber is his best short story ever, a story that makes the ordinary feel extraordinary. A story that gives the reader open permission to do the same in their life. A way to take a trip in your coziest chair without more than simply using your mind. Walter Mitty is a regular chap who likes to day dream a few times a day; his adventurous second life is rich and riveting and so often interrupted by his whiny wife and life’s demands. Without worry he’s able to perform his tasks while shuffling his head dreams as if one was shuffling his ipod or playlist walking down a crowded street or working away on their computer with their head in better places. Mitty does his best to balance his wonderful imagination with the daily grind, even if his life isn’t too hard, his mental happy trips seem physical to his wife who is on a whole other plane ready to take his temperature. This is a delightful story that can be read and re-read in a short amount of time and it will always be delicious and imaginative. - Kasia S. Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on January 15, 2020 I needed a break; a little levity. This hit the spot. Thurber has been a part of me most of my life. My first taste was, as a boy, watching "My World And Welcome To it." This e-book edition was a nice booster shot. Now I'm ready to return to my world... Top reviews from other countries5.0 out of 5 stars 10 minutes of beautiful daydreaming - gorgeous book! Reviewed in the United Kingdom 🇬🇧 on April 11, 2021 I live with a modern day Walter Mitty, although I hope I'm not as cantankerous and as hard on him as Mrs Mitty is! 3.0 out of 5 stars A collection of short stories Reviewed in the United Kingdom 🇬🇧 on July 11, 2021 Would be better described as a collection of short stories, one of which is The Secret Life of Walter Mitty. Some stories work better than others but worth a read. 5.0 out of 5 stars Shorter than I thought Reviewed in the United Kingdom 🇬🇧 on January 23, 2021 This essay conveys the inner workings of man whose wife has a firm idea of what he should look like to her. Is imagination and escape from his reality or is it his reality? I really enjoyed this little read! 5.0 out of 5 stars Disappointing. Reviewed in the United Kingdom 🇬🇧 on March 19, 2021 Very disappointed with the lack of content in this book. Would not have bought it if I'd realised there was only one short anecdote. 5.0 out of 5 stars so much better than the film Reviewed in the United Kingdom 🇬🇧 on December 27, 2013 Although I enjoyed the film of the same name, I was frustrated that it brought back no memories of the short story I had read many years ago. Now that I have reread it, I realise what a fantastic example it is of what can be achieved in a short story-as close to perfection as a reader is likely to get-highly recommended and utterly timeless. Is Walter Mitty based on a true story?Walter Jackson Mitty is a fictional character in James Thurber's first short story "The Secret Life of Walter Mitty", first published in The New Yorker on March 18, 1939, and in book form in My World—and Welcome to It in 1942. Thurber loosely based the character, a daydreamer, John Sneddon.
What is The Secret Life of Walter Mitty based on?Based on the 1939 short-story by James Thurber, The Secret Life of Walter Mitty was brought to life on screen in 2013. Directed by and starring Ben Stiller, the tale follows the life of a man named Walter Mitty as he struggles with the possibility of losing his job as the negative assets manager for Time magazine.
Who is the author of the story entitled The Secret Life of Walter Mitty?The short story “The Secret Life of Walter Mitty” (1939) by American author James Thurber begins with its protagonist's fearlessly leading a Navy crew through an aircraft takeoff amid near-hurricane conditions, only to reveal that the scene is merely his fantasy; in reality he is driving with his…
Was The Secret Life of Walter Mitty a remake?Spielberg was interested in directing Carrey in the film, but the conversation took a turn when Carrey brought up The Secret Life of Walter Mitty, a remake of the 1947 movie that John Goldwyn's grandfather, Samuel Goldwyn, had produced.
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