In texts “ Miniver Cheevy” and “ The Secret Life of Walter Mitty,” there are specific descriptions to illustrate the main character’s daydreams and personalities. In the story “ The secret Life of Walter Mitty,” The protagonist Walter is an adventurous person who dreams of five incredible episodes. In his dreams, he becomes different characters, such as the commander of a navy plane, a well-known surgeon, a crack shot, and a British pilot. On the other hand, Miniver Cheevy is a cynical and alcoholic man whose life is out of order. These two characters also have differences. Miniver Cheevy is materialistic, and he loves money and power. NeverthelessWalter Mitty is a man who has spirits and positive dreams. However, Walter Mitty and Miniver Cheevy do both have some traits in common; they are idealistic, they dream of themselves as heroes with goals, and they lack motivation. There is a difference between these two characters, Miniver Cheesy is materialism. In the poem, it said: “Miniver scorned the gold he sought, But sore annoyed was he without it; Miniver thought, and thought, and thought, And thought about it”. (Robinson,1) Materials are controversial for Miniver Cheevy, and it showed his greedy. He was satirized by his incompetence. These two characters both scorn for fake achievements which shows their idealistic minds.
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Walter Mitty and Miniver Cheevy are both dreaming about a wonderful life where they play the main characters. In “ The Secret Life Of Walter Mitty” Mr.Mitty drinks alcohol before the fighting, and he is over-confident for making risky decisions. “We can't make it, sir. It's spoiling for a hurricane, if you ask me.” "I'm not asking you, Lieutenant Berg,” said the Commander.“Throw on the power lights! Rev her up to 8,500! We're going through”! (Thurber, 1) He is not consider the advice from others, and he is not think the risks and consequences for his decisions. In addition, Miniver Cheevy probably has a job, it can be seen from line 10: “rested from his labours”(Robinson,1) and in line 25, Miniver Cheevy prefer a higher wage, this is the high exceptions for his goals, he cannot improve if he continues to be lazy, and Walter Mitty performs a surgery for millionaire in one of his dreams"A brilliant performance, sir” "Thank you," said Walter Mitty”.(Thurber, 2) It show their laziness. …show more content…
Walter thinks himself as an intelligent surgery. The author wants to show how his incompetence and the pressure from his wife has caused him to imagine a place where he could develop his skills. When he cannot handle tasks very well, his wife cannot understand him and complained “Why do you have to hide in this old chair? How did you expect me to find you” His wife should be respectful to him so that Whiter Mitty can have confidence in real-life.(Thurber, 5) His wife judges his mistakes very rudely. He cannot solve the problems effectively, and it leads him to have low self-esteem, it causes him to indulge in fantasies. The other flaw due to the lack of self-motivation which means they both need to inspire themselves to do better. Walter Mitty is not hard-working in real-life and he cannot take responsibility for his mistakes. Walter Mitty cannot be able to park, and he blamed this on attendant. “They're so damn cocky, thought Walter Mitty, walking along Main Street”(Thurber, 5) Walter Mitty need to be modest,
Walter Mitty and Miniver Cheevy are both dreaming about a wonderful life where they play the main characters. In “ The Secret Life Of Walter Mitty” Mr.Mitty drinks alcohol before the fighting, and he is over-confident for making risky decisions. “We can't make it, sir. It's spoiling for a hurricane, if you ask me.” "I'm not asking you, Lieutenant Berg,” said the Commander.“Throw on the power lights! Rev her up to 8,500! We're going through”! (Thurber, 1) He is not consider the advice from others, and he is not think the risks and consequences for his decisions. In addition, Miniver Cheevy probably has a job, it can be seen from line 10: “rested from his labours”(Robinson,1) and in line 25, Miniver Cheevy prefer a higher wage, this is the high exceptions for his goals, he cannot improve if he continues to be lazy, and Walter Mitty performs a surgery for millionaire in one of his dreams"A brilliant performance, sir” "Thank you," said Walter Mitty”.(Thurber, 2) It show their laziness. …show more content…
Walter thinks himself as an intelligent surgery. The author wants to show how his incompetence and the pressure from his wife has caused him to imagine a place where he could develop his skills. When he cannot handle tasks very well, his wife cannot understand him and complained “Why do you have to hide in this old chair? How did you expect me to find you” His wife should be respectful to him so that Whiter Mitty can have confidence in real-life.(Thurber, 5) His wife judges his mistakes very rudely. He cannot solve the problems effectively, and it leads him to have low self-esteem, it causes him to indulge in fantasies. The other flaw due to the lack of self-motivation which means they both need to inspire themselves to do better. Walter Mitty is not hard-working in real-life and he cannot take responsibility for his mistakes. Walter Mitty cannot be able to park, and he blamed this on attendant. “They're so damn cocky, thought Walter Mitty, walking along Main Street”(Thurber, 5) Walter Mitty need to be modest,