Literature Photo Project

The short story “The secret life of Walter Mitty” written by James Thurber is about a man who is dreaming all the time and everything can makes him dreaming, for example when he put his gloves off he started to dreaming about being a surgeon, but he is not so careful in his own life and his wife is arguing him all the time but he still keeps dreaming. This project is about taking photos, these photos should be about every part of story and also there should be some sentences which represent the relationship between the photo and that particular part of the story.

 

1)Exposition:

Quote: ” why don’t you wear your gloves? Have you lost your gloves?”

Explanation: This quote represents that Walter Mitty’s wife thinks that he is so careless and she should manage him.

2)Rising action example # 1:

Quote:” “yes?” said Walter Mitty, removing his gloves slowly. “who has the case?” Dr. Renshaw and Dr. Benbow…” …”

Explanation: This examples show how everything can make Walter Mitty dreaming. In this case when he was putting his gloves off, he began to dream about being a surgeon.

3) Rising action example #3:

Quote: “Walter Mitty began to wonder what things was his wife had told him to get. She had told him, twice before they set out from their house to Waterbury . in a way he hated these weekly trips to town –he was always getting something wrong.”

Explanation: This quote shows that although he is good at dreaming, he is so careless in his real life and it’s explaining more about him.

4) Rising action example #3:

Quote: “without rising from his chair, Mitty let the man have it on the point of the chin. “you miserable cur.”. “Puppy biscuit” said Walter Mitty.

Explanation: This quote shows that his dreams maybe make him careless sometimes but in some cases they help him to manage his life and remember something.

 

5)Climax:

Quote: “I was thinking. Does it ever occur to you that I am sometimes thinking?” said Walter Mitty. She looked at him. “I’m going to take your temperature when I get you home.” She said.

Explanation: I believe this quot is the climax of the story because Walter is finally trying to tell his wife about his dreaming world but she can’t understand his aim and it shows that this world is just for Walter not anyone else.

6)Falling action:

Quote: “At the drugstore on the corner she said, “wait here for me. I forgot something. I won’t be a minute.” She was more than a minute. Walter Mitty lighted a cigarette…”

Explanation: This is the falling action of the story because nothing special happened after that and Walter keep dreaming about a firing squad.

7) Denouement:

Quote: “He put his shoulder back and his heels together. “to hell with the handkerchief,” said Walter Mitty scornfully. He took one lastdrag on his cigarette and snapped it away…”

Explanation: This quote shows that with all challenges that Walter has in his real life he still keeps dreaming and nothing changed in him.

8)Physical setting:

Quote:

Explanation: This story has many different physical settings because Walter Mitty is dreaming all the time.

9)Emotional setting:

Quote:

Explanation: Walter is thinking about his dreams and also he is regretful for his carelessness.

10) Conflict Type:

Quote:” in a way he hated these weekly trips to town –he was always getting something wrong.” And . “I’m going to take your temperature when I get you home.”

Explanation: there are two type of conflict during the story, one of them is between Walter and his wife (person vs. person) and another one is internal conflict inside Walter because he wants to be more careful but he can’t.

11)Ending type:

Quote:” He took one last drag on his cigarette and snapped it away…”

Explanation: the ending type of story is unresolved because Walter keeps dreaming and nothing changed.