People get attached to some characters even obsessed, and I will admit that I am attached to certain characters. It would be cool to meet them too, or even have dinner with them. But dinner could be abnochis depending on the people. People can be distant absent minded or loud and disruptive. it all depends on the people. But I would like to talk about the pros of having the character Walter Mitty from The Secret Life Of Walter Mitty by James Thurber for dinner. Okay, so like I said before people can be loud and disruptive. They will yell and interrupt a good story. Walter is a quiet and patient person, and can be very interested in what you have to say. He won’t interrupt you when you are talking, like many. He will not yell and be disruptive,
he will be patient and quiet. Being quiet is a good thing at dinner, especially during story time. Let us move on shall we? Well, Walter could tell a few stories himself, like from his daydreams. And since he does daydream he could act out his dreams, that would be pretty interesting to see. Or we could exchange stories. We could talk about his other family, like uncles, aunts, cousins, etc. I mean he could be really interesting if you talk to him. Why don’t we move on? So as long as we are on the subject of family, we could talk about his wife and how she treats him. Bugging him relentlessly with or without additional help, Walter could use this help for therapy so he could move on in life. I could let him vent out his problems, or just try to help him break his shell. Those would be most of the pros of having Walter Mitty for dinner. He could be a great dinner guest. Also be very interesting if you think about it. But in the long run just be helpful to him. He could be a very cool person. In my opinion walter would be a very good dinner guest.
Mama talks to Walter about her fears of the family falling apart. This is the reason she bought the house and she wants him to understand. Walter doesn't understand and gets angry. "What you need me to say you done right for? You the head of this family. You run our lives like you want to. It was your money and you did what you wanted with it. So what you need for me to say it was all right for? So you butchered up a dream of mine - you - who always talking 'bout your children's dreams..." Walter is so obsessive over money that he yells at his mom for not giving him all of it. He doesn't know that what his mom is doing is for the family. He thinks that having money will make the family happy, when in reality the family doesn't need anymore than what they have to be happy.
As the movie progresses, Walter's new self-confidence shows when his mother returns with her latest abusive boyfriend. The main reason Mae had wanted Walter to stay with his eccentric uncles is to try to find the millions of dollars his uncles are supposed to have hidden away somewhere. Mae and her boyfriend, a supposed private investigator, claim Hub and
Walter's change happen because he was in a crisis. Walter has lost almost all his money when he gave it to a person he trusted. From their Walter was willing to do anything to get some money back. This ends up backfiring when Mama gives Walter a choice. On page 1605 Ruth, Walter's wife, tells Travis, Walter's son, to go down stairs but Mama says no. Mama states: "No. Travis you stay right here. And you make him understand what you doing, Walter Lee. You teach him good. Like Willy Harris taught you. You show where our five generations done come to." Walter was set and stone on not to move in the house until Mama brings Travis into the conversation. Mama wants Walter to think if the choice he is making is the right choice. Walter and Malcom had a similar crisis and that was an identity crisis. With Malcom, when he went to prison, was still acting like the same low life criminal he was on the streets of Harlem until he meets Baines. For example Malcom was taking a shower Baines gave him a drink. Baines tries to talk to Malcom but he ignores him. Bains soon asks him the question "Who ate you?" This left Malcom to change to him think who he really was. From the cause to change to the change Walter and Malcom went through they had some similarities but big
As Walter gets older racism changes for Walter time after time. In the book Walter doesn’t realize racism is a big deal in his life. When Walter was little he did not realize that hanging a black boy caused a act of racism. When Walter gets older he sees racism in a whole new perspective. When Walter was about 12-13 his friend
Walter’s archetype can also be seen in the first film we watched Tootsie with the television producer. He is also a well-dressed man in power that manipulates the women around them, to either do what he wants or into a relationship with him.
Walter is confronted by the event of having another child when his wife, Ruth, shares the information about what has happened and what her plans are to resolve and continue the scenario. Walter brings to topic of his importance to the scenario, and decides to break away from the event and think of his answer towards his wife’s information and response. He later is shown the understanding of his wife by the reaction of his mother, who questions his standing on how his father would have reacted. This brings Walter to think of why he should change and not walk out on times of importance. Walter discovers that his turmoil of drinking and appearance on the topic could lose the life of his newly developing child.
The first reason I believe that Walter is the protagonist is because he isn’t a selfish man. What I mean by this is when he is talking about issues he tends to discuss family issues above his own personal things. Though at times in the play when he is drunk and loses his temper he does start speaking selfishly, I believe that his overall attitude in the play is for his family to move up the world. I believe that Walter’s son Travis is the main reason why he acts so unselfishly. He seems to want the best for this son and doesn’t want his son to feel that there isn’t anything he can’t have or do.
Walter wants the best for his family and he thinks the liquor store will provide him the financial security needed to boost them out of poverty. "I'm thirty five years old; I've been married eleven years and I got a boy who sleeps in living room (Hansberry 34). best describes the sympathy and compassion Walter feels for his son. Although his family's financial position has a strain on it, Walter doesn't want his son to see him struggle. Even in today?s world, children are very susceptible. Walter displays a selfless characteristic which becomes overshadowed by unwise decisions later in the play. In one particular scene, his son Travis asked both parents for money. Walter acts out of pride by giving Travis his last pocket change. This symbolizes Walter's willingness to be a moral father. In a different situation, Walter would not display his selfish intentions. This behavior can be attributed to working in a degrading, underpaid position and not seeing results. Metaphorically speaking, Walter can be related to the furniture in the small apartment, ?tired and broken in spirit?.
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