The Secret Life of Walter Mitty

“Why’d you stop for?” Walter’s wife nagged him, as he had been lost in thought as he stared down an old bench. “I’m thinking of taking a break” Walter said irritably. It wasn’t as if he didn’t love his wife, just the opposite in fact, but he just wishes she would sometimes consider what he’s thinking, what he feels like doing. For awhile now, it seems that all his wife has done is nag him. The only reprieve he can accept is when he retreats inside his own head, oblivious to the world outside. During these little excursions, it’s hard to say what exactly Walter Mitty is thinking about. Even after years of seeing it, his wife still has no clue either. She has been getting worried, which explains why they are currently in the non-emergency department of the hospital. Walter, despite hating doctors and knowing nothing was …show more content…
That’s all he had ever wanted to do, and at age 18 he enlisted, worked his way up the ranks, and now he commands some of the fiercest American soldiers Germany has ever seen. Their ferocity is paled only by their courage, pushing deep into the German lines, while their allies kept falling behind. Now, encamped and pinned down on a side of the bridge, he was running out of options. One of his new recruits, a marksman named Daniels, ran up to cover beside the Major. “Major, we can’t last much longer here!” the sniper screamed, as shells continued to fall in and around the bridge. Looking around, the Major seized a pack of composition B, and slung it over his shoulder. “Listen solider! I’m diving in that water, and planting these charges all over the underside of the bridge. When you see me give the signal, order a retreat from the bridge. Am I clear?” “Yes Sir!” The soldier hurriedly replied, but the Major was already running for the side of the bridge, his actions and mind