Walter Mitty Biography

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[A] Wishing for something and not being able to have it can make a person disappointed or despondent. [B] Three people, with different backgrounds and different stories, all have low points that made them doubt the success of their journey. An ordinary man with a threat of losing his job, children trying to survive from a murderous person, and two old-styled country folk trying to live up to the American dream. [C] Although the low points were ragged and rough, they fought through and held on tightly to their hopes, dreams, and goals. [D] Hopes, Dreams, and Goals encourage people to push forward in times of doubt. [E] This unlikely duo try their best to stick to their dreams and fulfill their American dream. [F] George, a smart …show more content…

[F] After closely examining the movie The Secret Life of Walter Mitty, Moses Ma writes an article called “The Secret of Life by Walter Mitty”; Where he deciphers Walter’s changes of hope to achieve everything he ever hoped and dreamt to do. [G] In the start of the fourth paragraph, Ma writes, “The new story follows Mitty’s journey of awakening…”(Ma 1). [H] Mitty had something to awaken from in order to understand his true self during his journey to find the missing negative. [I] If Mitty had no motivation, or hope for that matter, then he wouldn’t have found the missing negative that affected him so harshly. [J] During the fifth paragraph, Ma explains the troubles that Mitty had to go through in order to find Shawn O’Connell and the missing negative. [K] Moses writes, “Our protagonist ends up jumping out of a helicopter into the ocean, survives a shark attack, bikes up and longboards down the Eyjafjallajokull volcano in Iceland before it erupts, rides in a bus with chickens in Afghanistan…”(Ma 1). [L] Mitty had done these adventurous things without having to daydream about what he could have done because he had hope that he’d find Shawn before he disappeared to another destination. [M] With his daydreams bothering him to do adventurous things, Walter Mitty wouldn’t be as motivated to continue his journey. [N] With the determination and high hopes to find O’Connell, Mitty found what he was looking for; Without his high hopes and resolute composure, Walter Mitty might’ve not been able to go to his limits and find