The Secret Life Of Walter Mitty Flashcards
What is Escapism
The tendency to seek distraction and relief from unpleasant realities especially by seeking entertainment, or engaging in fantasy
What type of husband is Walter
A “hen pecked” husband according to Mrs mitty
What is a caricature
Comically, or a grotesque exaggerative representation of something or Someone
What were Walters five dreams how did they start? And how did they end?
- Navy hydroplane- driving car- wife voice
- Famous doctor – parking lot passes hospital – police officer, voice.
- Trial for murder – passes newsboy in Street – she calls the district attorney, a miserable cur, which is a dog.
- and war – six with magazine waiting for Mrs. Mitty – his wife’s voice.
- Facing firing squad – waiting for life inside the store – there is no ending.
What are galoshes?
A rubber overshoe that goes over a normal shoe
What are some of fantasy walters characteristics
Brave, smart, strong, heroic, looked up to, in charge, did everything
What did Walter say right before they executed him
“never mind the blindfold”
Who does water have inferiority complex with?
He has an inferiority complex, especially with younger men
Rakishly
Having a carefree, dashing appearance
Distraught
Troubled, anxious
Haggard
Having a very exhausted appearance
Craven
Very fearful, cowardly
Vaulted
To you have leaped
Insolent
Bold in a reckless way
Insinuatingly
Arouse doubt, suspicion
Pandemonium
Wild noise and disorder
Derisive
Mocking
Inscrutable
Mysterious
Where does Walter drop off his wife?
At the hairdresser
How did Walter repair the broken machine in the hospital?
Used a pen to replace a piston
Why did the woman laugh at water in the streets?
Because he yelled out, “puppy biscuit” out loud
Why did Walter’s wife say she was going to take his temperature?
Because Walter talk back to her and she’s not used to that
What is one word to describe Walter?
Feeble
What was Walters second dream, how did it start? And how did it end?
- Famous doctor – parking lot passes hospital – police officer, voice.
What was Walters third dream, how did it start? And how did it end?
- Trial for murder – passes newsboy in Street – she calls the district attorney, a miserable cur, which is a dog.
What was Walters fourth dream, how did it start? And how did it end?
- and war – six with magazine waiting for Mrs. Mitty – his wife’s voice.
What was Walters fifth/last dream, how did it start? And how did it end?
- Facing firing squad – waiting for life inside the store – there is no ending.
