Compare the ways in which Thurber and Dickens have addressed notions on fantasy and reality.

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Compare the ways in which Thurber and Dickens have addressed notions on fantasy and reality.

The Two stories to be compared are "The Poor Relations Story" written in the 19th Century by Charles Dickens, and "The Secret life of Walter Mitty" written in the 20th Century by James Thurber.

Both Stories are written around fantasy and reality.

The Poor Relations Story is set in Clapham road, London and The Secret Life Of Walter Mitty is set in America.

The Poor Relations Story is about a man, Michael, aged between 59 and 60, who leads a routined, unexciting lifestyle. He is looked upon as plain and boring, which is basically what he is.

He has a quarterly allowance, which he has to live on. Michael's fantasies are about having a more interesting life.

The Secret Life of Walter Mitty is about a middle-aged man, Walter, who lives with his dominant and powerful wife. She makes Walter feel weak and demands that he obeys her. He does this because he doesn't want to agree.
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His life is just dull and normal.

Both Stories use first and third person, which sets how you look upon the character.

James Thurber has made Walter Mitty sound stupid and sad, "the greatest pistol shot in the world thought for a moment". This shows how ridiculous he is, and that he has just come out of one of his many fantasies. This has been made so that you see how he gets caught up in both notions and that he thinks a lot of himself.

This is ridiculing the character, as he comes ...

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