Compare and contrast how the structures used in "The Secret Life of Walter Mitty" and "Gumption" contribute to their meaning. Write two paragraphs and use evidence from the text as support. 30 points :)

In "Gumption", the author specifies on the aspects of creation whereas "The Secret Life of Walter Mitty"  revolves around fantasy, a garden pathway story.

Explanation:

Both the structures are descriptive, "Gumption" is more of a story where the characters are given pragmatic voices and places and images that carry meaning, in "The Secret Life of Walter Mitty" there is lot of literary allusions and dark themes.

In "Gumption", the author specifies on the aspects of creation whereas "The Secret Life of Walter Mitty"  revolves around fantasy, a garden pathway story.

The character Walter Mitty became a well known character in the American fiction, as he has wonderfully expressed the economical ground of the times and lightly ironical as well as in fantasy.

And the characters in Gumption are given voices and a space for their own to have a descriptive and realism, portraying the reality of the world.

1. read the following excerpt from franklin d. roosevelt's "fireside chat 19":

on the other side of the picture, we must learn also to know that guerilla warfare against the germans in, let us say serbia or norway, us; that a successful russian offensive against the germans us; and that british successes on land or sea in any part of the world strengthen our hands.

remember always that germany and italy, regardless of any formal declaration of war, consider themselves at war with the united states at this moment just as much as they consider themselves at war with britain or russia. and germany puts all the other republics of the americas into the same category of enemies. the people of our sister republics of this hemisphere can be honored by that fact.  

the true goal we seek is far above and beyond the ugly field of battle. when we resort to force, as now we must, we are determined that this force shall be directed toward ultimate good as well as against immediate evil. we americans are not destroyers — we are builders.

analyze the effectiveness of this excerpt. how does it function within the speech as a whole? how does the structure of the excerpt to convey the speech's purpose and key points? support your argument with evidence from the speech. (10 points)

a. googly eyed

explanation:

the term "googly eyed" just sounds humourous to us. : )