Walter Mitty Question 1 - critical reading. by Ebony Dohnal https://padlet.com/ebonydohnal/ygf0ledknegnxhrt You must read the first paragraph and compare Walter's 'dreams' and his 'reality'. What is his life like in both of these? How is he characterised? You must provide direct quotes as evidence to support your thinking en-us 2022-03-27 07:57:21 UTC 2022-03-28 23:31:51 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet.net/icons/png/1f4da.png https://padlet.com/ebonydohnal/ygf0ledknegnxhrt/wish/2118114114 he is put as a strong and leader type character because in every single dream he is either a commander or something of high status in the army. He seems like a strong character who tells others what to do, but in reality, he is always told what to do. In his dream he is very heroic but in reality his life is very boring.]]> 2022-03-28 22:58:14 UTC https://padlet.com/ebonydohnal/ygf0ledknegnxhrt/wish/2118114114 https://padlet.com/ebonydohnal/ygf0ledknegnxhrt/wish/2118117284 In Walter's dreams, he pictures himself as an outgoing man. The first scenario was when Walter dreamt of himself being a pilot. He was a powerful commander. One part states, "The Old Man'll get us through," they said to one another. "The Old Man ain't afraid of hell!". This shows that in his dreams, he whishes to be a powerful person, heroic and someone that people can trust.


 
]]> 2022-03-28 23:02:28 UTC https://padlet.com/ebonydohnal/ygf0ledknegnxhrt/wish/2118117284 https://padlet.com/ebonydohnal/ygf0ledknegnxhrt/wish/2118117533 Walter Mitty in his imagination is the an extraordinary man. His dreams are quite war related, he can be seen as a Marine, Pilot etc. In his dreams, he seems to be a wonder man, who everybody looks up to with lots of talents. To support this statement, we can read many parts of the story where Walter is careless in dangerous situations and admired, such as in the pilot scene, the Sergeant quotes "I never see a man could hold his brandy like you, sir." He, one, compliments him and two, addressed as sir implying that he is in a position of great authority. ]]> 2022-03-28 23:02:47 UTC https://padlet.com/ebonydohnal/ygf0ledknegnxhrt/wish/2118117533 Walter's Life in his dream https://padlet.com/ebonydohnal/ygf0ledknegnxhrt/wish/2118117720 Walter has a different personality in his dream, in this dream, he is being a person who is being heroic and fighting for his country.]]> 2022-03-28 23:03:02 UTC https://padlet.com/ebonydohnal/ygf0ledknegnxhrt/wish/2118117720 Walters life in his dreams https://padlet.com/ebonydohnal/ygf0ledknegnxhrt/wish/2118118102 In Walters dreams, Walter shows a different personality. His life in reality is boring but in his dreams he is much more brave and heroic man. ]]> 2022-03-28 23:03:32 UTC https://padlet.com/ebonydohnal/ygf0ledknegnxhrt/wish/2118118102 Walters Dreams https://padlet.com/ebonydohnal/ygf0ledknegnxhrt/wish/2118118659 Walters dreams are very energetic and fast moving, the evidence for this in the first paragraph start with "We're going through!" this represents that an exciting event is about to happen. Walter Mitty is very heroic and brave in his dreams. ]]> 2022-03-28 23:04:09 UTC https://padlet.com/ebonydohnal/ygf0ledknegnxhrt/wish/2118118659 https://padlet.com/ebonydohnal/ygf0ledknegnxhrt/wish/2118118764 In Walters dreams, his life is very intense with a lot of stress but he seems to get through it rewarded with praise. "A brilliant performance, sir." which Pritchard-Mitford said to Walter as if he was in high class.]]> 2022-03-28 23:04:19 UTC https://padlet.com/ebonydohnal/ygf0ledknegnxhrt/wish/2118118764 Walter's dreams https://padlet.com/ebonydohnal/ygf0ledknegnxhrt/wish/2118119204 In Watler's dreams he is a very important character ' "The Old Man ain’t afraid of Hell!” . . .' This shows that he is a strong courageous character. As for reality, he has a very ordinary normal/boring life style. ]]> 2022-03-28 23:04:50 UTC https://padlet.com/ebonydohnal/ygf0ledknegnxhrt/wish/2118119204 Walters dreams https://padlet.com/ebonydohnal/ygf0ledknegnxhrt/wish/2118119214 When Walter Mitty's dreams he becomes the main character; from being a pilot to joining the navy. In Mittys dream, no one refers to him as Walter, they would always call him by his professions i.e "Commander". ]]> 2022-03-28 23:04:50 UTC https://padlet.com/ebonydohnal/ygf0ledknegnxhrt/wish/2118119214 https://padlet.com/ebonydohnal/ygf0ledknegnxhrt/wish/2118119707 Walters dreams are more dangerous yet shows that he is a brave person, acting like a leader and being the man that he truly wants to be. His character in his dreams are a juxtaposition to his reality self, where in reality he is just shown as a boring, ordinary man.]]> 2022-03-28 23:05:31 UTC https://padlet.com/ebonydohnal/ygf0ledknegnxhrt/wish/2118119707 https://padlet.com/ebonydohnal/ygf0ledknegnxhrt/wish/2118120317 Walter in reality has a very controlled life. 
He seems to be leashed by Ms. Mitty as she has many rules for him. His freedom is quite vague as in all the scenes in reality, he is following the orders of his lover. This can be seen when he drives at 55 mph and is instantly reprimanded by his wife and told to keep it under 40 mph. His life in reality, he is laughed at by others as we can see a woman chuckling over him saying 'puppy biscuit' and he isn't admired at all. ]]> 2022-03-28 23:06:19 UTC https://padlet.com/ebonydohnal/ygf0ledknegnxhrt/wish/2118120317 Walter's reality https://padlet.com/ebonydohnal/ygf0ledknegnxhrt/wish/2118121080 In Walter's reality, he is not that brave, outgoing and juxtaposed to himself in his dreams. When he went up to 55, his wife was  scared and scolded him. She was scared and she showed it by stating, "You were up to fifty-five," she said. "You know I don't like to go more than forty. You were up to fifty-five."
This shows that Walter is a man that isn't confident, easily controlled by his wife and a complete juxtaposed to his life in his dreams.]]> 2022-03-28 23:07:23 UTC https://padlet.com/ebonydohnal/ygf0ledknegnxhrt/wish/2118121080 https://padlet.com/ebonydohnal/ygf0ledknegnxhrt/wish/2118121313 His dreams are mostly about the war. It shows him as an heroic character, who is in  high position. Even the people around him in the dream are talking about how he is extraordinary him, they say “The Old Man’ll get us through,” they said to one another. “The Old Man ain’t afraid of Hell!”. His life seems to be very exciting. ]]> 2022-03-28 23:07:41 UTC https://padlet.com/ebonydohnal/ygf0ledknegnxhrt/wish/2118121313 https://padlet.com/ebonydohnal/ygf0ledknegnxhrt/wish/2118121428 His life is extremely controlled by his wife, and he is a pushover. Walter Mitty is always being told what to do and he is never really thinking for himself only when he is dreaming he can tell others what to do and not be a pushover.]]> 2022-03-28 23:07:52 UTC https://padlet.com/ebonydohnal/ygf0ledknegnxhrt/wish/2118121428 https://padlet.com/ebonydohnal/ygf0ledknegnxhrt/wish/2118121449 He takes more action and responsibility in his daydreams because he is more heroic and acts like a leader to the others in the daydream, whereas in reality he does what he is told to do and has a boring life.]]> 2022-03-28 23:07:53 UTC https://padlet.com/ebonydohnal/ygf0ledknegnxhrt/wish/2118121449 https://padlet.com/ebonydohnal/ygf0ledknegnxhrt/wish/2118122157 In his dreams, he becomes more commanding and emotionally strong than he is in real life. Meanwhile in his actual life, he is unadventurous and meek; his dreams are like an escape from his problems in the real world, such as his imperious wife. In his dreams, he becomes more domineering as the situation intensifies, but he is never referred to in the first dream.]]> 2022-03-28 23:08:39 UTC https://padlet.com/ebonydohnal/ygf0ledknegnxhrt/wish/2118122157 https://padlet.com/ebonydohnal/ygf0ledknegnxhrt/wish/2118122313 Walter's dream he is strong, brave and a leader. he leads his crew  through a hurricane they described his voice to be "The Commander’s voice was like thin ice breaking". The tone of Walter is very different in both his dream and reality.]]> 2022-03-28 23:08:52 UTC https://padlet.com/ebonydohnal/ygf0ledknegnxhrt/wish/2118122313 https://padlet.com/ebonydohnal/ygf0ledknegnxhrt/wish/2118122356 In Walter's dream he imagines himself as a brave and heroic navy solider who is greatly admired by his fellows and looked up to my many others as one states "The Old Man ain’t afraid of Hell!".]]> 2022-03-28 23:08:56 UTC https://padlet.com/ebonydohnal/ygf0ledknegnxhrt/wish/2118122356 https://padlet.com/ebonydohnal/ygf0ledknegnxhrt/wish/2118122432 i think he is in a very controlled like the comment above said and his dreams are the opposite. this is beacuse he found himself running around for her and he getsmade dfun of ]]> 2022-03-28 23:09:02 UTC https://padlet.com/ebonydohnal/ygf0ledknegnxhrt/wish/2118122432 https://padlet.com/ebonydohnal/ygf0ledknegnxhrt/wish/2118123050 Walter's life in reality is very controlled by Mrs. Mitty as he has to do whatever she says to make her comfortable. "You know I don't like to go more than forty" this shows that this isn't a one time thing, and every time he drives he has to go below forty.]]> 2022-03-28 23:09:56 UTC https://padlet.com/ebonydohnal/ygf0ledknegnxhrt/wish/2118123050 https://padlet.com/ebonydohnal/ygf0ledknegnxhrt/wish/2118123253 Walter Mitty's dreams are based flashbacks around being in command during the war, on a Navy hydro plane, serving his country and being a hero. His reality is nothing short of boring. He is unfocused and unaware of his surroundings. His wife, Mrs. Mitty was telling him off in a bossy manner about him speeding.]]> 2022-03-28 23:10:12 UTC https://padlet.com/ebonydohnal/ygf0ledknegnxhrt/wish/2118123253 "NOT SO FAST!" https://padlet.com/ebonydohnal/ygf0ledknegnxhrt/wish/2118123320 In his reality, his life isn't filled with action, unlike his dreams. He is controlled by his wife, Mrs Mitty, she always has something to say to Walter, whether is be for him to slow down, or even to put unnecessary gloves on. This paragraph gives evidence that Walter is being controlled by Mrs Mitty because we can see that when Walter finally snaps back to reality, his wife is shouting at him to slow down, to decrease his speed from 55 m/ph to 40 m/ph simply because she doesn't feel comfortable. Walter isn't amused.]]> 2022-03-28 23:10:18 UTC https://padlet.com/ebonydohnal/ygf0ledknegnxhrt/wish/2118123320 Walters driving https://padlet.com/ebonydohnal/ygf0ledknegnxhrt/wish/2118123362 Walters dreams are very different from his life with him being a very heroic figure, while in real life his life is controlled by his wife, this is proven in the first paragraph were Walter got woken up from his day dream by his wife who said "your going to fast" which implied that Walters wife is a very careful person and doesn't like to take risks.]]> 2022-03-28 23:10:20 UTC https://padlet.com/ebonydohnal/ygf0ledknegnxhrt/wish/2118123362 Walter's Reality https://padlet.com/ebonydohnal/ygf0ledknegnxhrt/wish/2118123544 In Walter's reality the tempo of the text is slow and nothing of any importance happening. Walters real life is very boring and is strongly controlled by Mrs. Mitty. The driving clearly represents that, Mrs. Mitty tells Walter Mitty to slow down because she didn't like to go fast. ]]> 2022-03-28 23:10:37 UTC https://padlet.com/ebonydohnal/ygf0ledknegnxhrt/wish/2118123544 https://padlet.com/ebonydohnal/ygf0ledknegnxhrt/wish/2118123704 There is a clear juxtaposition between his reality and daydreams. In his dreams, he is a man of many achievements who is respected but in reality, he is similar to a young child who doesn't have much freedom and looked down upon. He doesn't seem to enjoy reality very much either as everything he does is judged and restricted. This suggests that he wants to be in authority, fighting in war and be appreciated. Although this isn't possible to do in his real life. ]]> 2022-03-28 23:10:50 UTC https://padlet.com/ebonydohnal/ygf0ledknegnxhrt/wish/2118123704 https://padlet.com/ebonydohnal/ygf0ledknegnxhrt/wish/2118123842 In Walter's dream, his life is very adventurous. He becomes a pilot and has a wife. His wife is very controlling over him for when she asks him different questions like: “Not so fast! You’re driving too fast!” said Mrs. Mitty. “What are you driving so fast for?”. The use of literacy techniques are used to provide information about the characters and their behaviour. ]]> 2022-03-28 23:11:00 UTC https://padlet.com/ebonydohnal/ygf0ledknegnxhrt/wish/2118123842 Driving 40 miles with Mrs Mitty. https://padlet.com/ebonydohnal/ygf0ledknegnxhrt/wish/2118124003 Walters life with Mrs Mitty is very controlled. Walter was driving 55mph and Mrs Mitty made a rule where he could only drive 40 mph. This shows that Walter life is driven by Mrs Mitty. ]]> 2022-03-28 23:11:12 UTC https://padlet.com/ebonydohnal/ygf0ledknegnxhrt/wish/2118124003 https://padlet.com/ebonydohnal/ygf0ledknegnxhrt/wish/2118124335 Walter has a very boring life in reality. His life is very controlled by other people especially by his wife, and he isn't making any progress to change it either. He isn't looked up to, people make fun of him for the things he says, and has a very controlling wife. He isn't getting out of his comfort zone and doing what he should, he isn't doing anything to stop his controlling life.]]> 2022-03-28 23:11:40 UTC https://padlet.com/ebonydohnal/ygf0ledknegnxhrt/wish/2118124335 How do both of these differ? https://padlet.com/ebonydohnal/ygf0ledknegnxhrt/wish/2118124798 These differs because Walter in reality, he is an individual that is being controlled by his wife. In his dreams, he is a free man, doing what ever he wants, nothing to stop him, hold him down and a very very powerful individual. Walter's reality is completely Juxtaposed to his dreams because he is brave, out going and free in his dreams unlike his reality. Also in his dreams, his wife was never in there indicating that his wife is the only person that is holding him back from doing what he wants.
This suggest that Walter would love to be a free man but the only thing that is holding him back is his wife.]]> 2022-03-28 23:12:19 UTC https://padlet.com/ebonydohnal/ygf0ledknegnxhrt/wish/2118124798 https://padlet.com/ebonydohnal/ygf0ledknegnxhrt/wish/2118125330 In Walter's reality he is greatly controlled by his wife in everything he does “You were up to fifty-five,” she said. “You know I don’t like to go more than forty." This shows that his wife only wants him to do what she says and not for Walter to do what he likes.]]> 2022-03-28 23:12:52 UTC https://padlet.com/ebonydohnal/ygf0ledknegnxhrt/wish/2118125330 https://padlet.com/ebonydohnal/ygf0ledknegnxhrt/wish/2118125369 In his dreams he takes charge, and everyone looks up to him whilst in reality he is the one who everyone treads on. This suggests that he's not happy in reality and dreams to be more like the person in his dreams.]]> 2022-03-28 23:12:56 UTC https://padlet.com/ebonydohnal/ygf0ledknegnxhrt/wish/2118125369 https://padlet.com/ebonydohnal/ygf0ledknegnxhrt/wish/2118125399 His life in reality looks like he is been controlled by Ms Mitty. He also does not seem to be in the position of control because of his wife. Ms Mitty is shown telling him of for driving to fast. You were up to fifty-five,” she said. “You know I don’t like to go more than forty, this text shows that he always listen's to her. ]]> 2022-03-28 23:12:58 UTC https://padlet.com/ebonydohnal/ygf0ledknegnxhrt/wish/2118125399 https://padlet.com/ebonydohnal/ygf0ledknegnxhrt/wish/2118125688 In Walters's dreams it is who he wants to be, the best version of himself that what his dreams are about but in reality, he is nothing like that. He is always being told what to do ad when to do it.]]> 2022-03-28 23:13:21 UTC https://padlet.com/ebonydohnal/ygf0ledknegnxhrt/wish/2118125688 https://padlet.com/ebonydohnal/ygf0ledknegnxhrt/wish/2118125974 Mrs Mitty had always controlled Walters actions, emotions, and personality. His imagination is the only escape he has to control his own life. "She seemed grossly unfamiliar", because of his average life it forced Walter to start daydreaming. Once he becomes engrossed in his imagination reality and fiction becomes harder to differ. ]]> 2022-03-28 23:13:34 UTC https://padlet.com/ebonydohnal/ygf0ledknegnxhrt/wish/2118125974 https://padlet.com/ebonydohnal/ygf0ledknegnxhrt/wish/2118126346 Walter's life in reality is mostly a controlled life. As he has limits and expectations from Mrs Mitty. Such as having a speed limit of 40mph, and is warned if he passes this speed limit as passed 40 and went up to 55mph.]]> 2022-03-28 23:14:02 UTC https://padlet.com/ebonydohnal/ygf0ledknegnxhrt/wish/2118126346 https://padlet.com/ebonydohnal/ygf0ledknegnxhrt/wish/2118126359 Once Walter awakes from his exhilarating dream, he finds himself going 55 miles per hour. His imperious wife is obviously upset with this, as she states, "Not so fast! You're driving too fast!". Mrs. Mitty gives off clear thoughts that she could be very bossy, but Walter simply obeys and slows the car down. Although he has a very controlled life, he does nothing about it; he is a juxtaposition to who he is in his dreams.]]> 2022-03-28 23:14:03 UTC https://padlet.com/ebonydohnal/ygf0ledknegnxhrt/wish/2118126359 The difference https://padlet.com/ebonydohnal/ygf0ledknegnxhrt/wish/2118126404 The experiences in Walters dreams is a juxtaposition compared to Walters reality. In Walters reality he has a very boring life and nothing happing but in Walters dreams are action packed.]]> 2022-03-28 23:14:06 UTC https://padlet.com/ebonydohnal/ygf0ledknegnxhrt/wish/2118126404 https://padlet.com/ebonydohnal/ygf0ledknegnxhrt/wish/2118126552 Walter's dreams are exactly his "dream self". He is an outgoing, adventurous man who isn't afraid of anything. Mitty must be a man of high importance, or someone who has outstanding qualities, because his crew trusts him with their lives. As some said "The Old Man'll get us through, the Old Man ain't afraid of hell!" ]]> 2022-03-28 23:14:17 UTC https://padlet.com/ebonydohnal/ygf0ledknegnxhrt/wish/2118126552 Difference between Walters Dreams vs. Reality https://padlet.com/ebonydohnal/ygf0ledknegnxhrt/wish/2118127411 There is a clear difference between the dreams and the reality, this determines the juxtaposition. In Walters reality it is very boring and nothing is happening but when he starts to dream he does more interesting tasks. This suggests that Walter only dreams to feel more powerful and brave, because he can't do that in real life. ]]> 2022-03-28 23:15:14 UTC https://padlet.com/ebonydohnal/ygf0ledknegnxhrt/wish/2118127411 Walters dreams https://padlet.com/ebonydohnal/ygf0ledknegnxhrt/wish/2118127547 In Walters dreams he was a very heroic figure with his dreams being fast pase and energetic, there are many examples of this were he was shouting orders and he was in charge. The reason he is day dreaming is because his current life is very boring and he has to play by his wife rule ]]> 2022-03-28 23:15:25 UTC https://padlet.com/ebonydohnal/ygf0ledknegnxhrt/wish/2118127547 Difference https://padlet.com/ebonydohnal/ygf0ledknegnxhrt/wish/2118127576 There is a clear difference between what Walter experiences in his dream and what happens in his reality. In his reality, Walter is controlled by his wife and isn't able to do everything he wants to do, unlike in his dreams, where he is a heroic person who always unleashes everything he has and pushes himself to do everything. This is clear evidence that Walter is living a boring life with not much freedom as he is controlled, but when he finally escapes reality and daydreams again, Walter becomes the person that he had always dreamed to be. He always has a different personality and emotion in his dreams, even if the daydream is only for a few minutes

]]> 2022-03-28 23:15:28 UTC https://padlet.com/ebonydohnal/ygf0ledknegnxhrt/wish/2118127576 https://padlet.com/ebonydohnal/ygf0ledknegnxhrt/wish/2118127685 In Walters dreams he is a very brave, adventurous, courageous man that people can count on and look up to. Otherwise, in reality he is just an ordinary man with a boring life, he is being judged and controlled by others, a juxtaposition to his dreams.]]> 2022-03-28 23:15:37 UTC https://padlet.com/ebonydohnal/ygf0ledknegnxhrt/wish/2118127685 adnoijacob https://padlet.com/ebonydohnal/ygf0ledknegnxhrt/wish/2118128604 Walter's reality here is something that has control over him. The part of text where his wife states,  “You were up to fifty-five,” she said. “You know I don’t like to go more than forty. You were up to fifty-five.” easily shows that he is a controlled, miserable person.]]> 2022-03-28 23:16:49 UTC https://padlet.com/ebonydohnal/ygf0ledknegnxhrt/wish/2118128604 https://padlet.com/ebonydohnal/ygf0ledknegnxhrt/wish/2118128776 They are basically a juxtaposition of each other because in his dream he show strong and powerful but in reality he is shown getting controlled by Ms Mitty. His personality changes because he is forced to have a personality. ]]> 2022-03-28 23:17:02 UTC https://padlet.com/ebonydohnal/ygf0ledknegnxhrt/wish/2118128776 https://padlet.com/ebonydohnal/ygf0ledknegnxhrt/wish/2118132411 As Mitty was driving he was unaware on what was going on as he had been daydreaming. Clearly he does this to escape his mundane and bland reality, which can be dangerous in situations like so. He is being pushed around by his strict wife. It is evident that he does this often as his Wife seems exasperated as she tells him that he is speeding.]]> 2022-03-28 23:21:55 UTC https://padlet.com/ebonydohnal/ygf0ledknegnxhrt/wish/2118132411