Creative Expression Allows People to Attempt to Escape from what They View as Painful Realities of Human Existence

It has been said that, "creative expression allows people to attempt to escape from what they view as painful realities of human existence." The validity of this statement can be proven upon examining James Thurber's short story "The Secret Life of Walter Mitty, secondly, Jeremiah S. Chechik's film Benny & Joon, and finally, Tennessee Williams' play, The Glass Menagerie.
James Thurber's short story, tells of a man named Walter Mitty. In the story, Walter Mitty has a very boring and dull life, which seems to be run by his wife. …