Daydreaming is something everyone does from time to time to escape reality, and it has been proven to have many benefits. Daydreaming gives you the opportunity to be more creative by working both sides of the brain. It can also remind a person of their future goals and ambitions. Daydreams also help soothe some bad memories. James Thurber takes this simple idea of ​​daydreaming and applies it to his famous short story, “The Secret Life of Walter Mitty.” The story follows Walter Mitty through his daydreams, allowing him to play the role of bold and courageous people. , the legacy of the affable dreamer lives on, his name even being in the dictionary. “The Secret Life of Walter Mitty” has also seen several film remakes, including one recently released. Although daydreaming is something everyone does, the way Walter Mitty daydreams excessively. is dangerous to him and the people around him, especially when he is driving. This also affects Walter Mitty on a social level when he blocks out his surroundings and goes into a daydream when around other people. In the recent film and short story, Walter Mitty uses his daydreams to. escaping from a life he is dissatisfied with into an alternative world where he can delve into his aspirations. Walter Mitty expresses his dissatisfaction with his life through his daydreams because he wants to have excitement and achievements, power and authority, and he wants to be. a person or have traits that they lack. In the short story and the film, Walter Mitty is unhappy with his life, so he uses his daydreams to bring him enthusiasm and fulfillment. In the short story, Walter Mitty plays the role of several different people in his daydreams, such as a doctor performing surgery on a...... middle of paper...... Mitty to escape the life he is unhappy. . However, his daydreaming does not solve Walter Mitty's main problem. In the short story, he struggles to come to terms with his lack of confidence. The only way for him to solve this problem is to try to do something that has meaning and that he could succeed at. In the film, Walter Mitty's main problem is that he does not take initiative. However, he manages to overcome this weakness thanks to the influence of his colleague, whom he greatly appreciates. Although daydreaming is not always a way to bring reality into reality, it serves as a reminder of certain future goals and ambitions, which play an important role in the film. The character of Walter Mitty continues to remind us that daydreaming is something everyone does from time to time to escape reality and he will be remembered fondly for years to come..