[New post] I Seem to be Suffering Mittyesque-ness

donmatthewspoetry posted: " I seem to be suffering mittyesque-nessEscaping real life with daydreamsUnable to cope with realityIs my world coming apart at the seams?I'm defined as an ineffectual personSpending more time playing heroes in thoughtThan spending more time in the rea" Flippant, Comic, and Serious I Seem to be Suffering Mittyesque-ness donmatthewspoetry Dec 1 I seem to be suffering mittyesque-ness Escaping real life with daydreams Unable to cope with reality Is my world coming apart at the seams? I'm defined as an ineffectual person Spending more time playing heroes in thought Than spending more time in the real world Or convincing others something I'm not Don Matthews March 2021 Walter Mitty is a fictional character in James Thurber's first short story "The Secret Life of Walter Mitty", first published in The New Yorker on March 18, 1939. Thurber loosely based the character, a daydreamer, on himself.  Mitty is a meek, mild man with a vivid fantasy life. In a few dozen paragraphs, he imagines himself a wartime pilot, an emergency-room surgeon, and a devil-may-care killer. Although the story has humorous elements, there is a darker and more significant message underlying the text, leading to a more tragic interpretation of the Mitty character. Even in his heroic daydreams, Mitty does not triumph, several fantasies being interrupted before the final one sees Mitty dying bravely in front of a firing squad. In the brief snatches of reality that punctuate Mitty's fantasies, the reader meets well-meaning but insensitive strangers who inadvertently rob Mitty of some of his remaining dignity. Comment Like You can also reply to this email to leave a comment. Unsubscribe to no longer receive posts from Flippant, Comic, and Serious. Change your email settings at manage subscriptions. Trouble clicking? Copy and paste this URL into your browser: http://donmatthewspoetry.com/2022/12/01/i-seem-to-be-suffering-mittyesque-ness/ Powered by WordPress.com