1. Daydreaming: Every 90 Minutes

2. Importance of Daydreaming To escape from worries, boredom, decision- making, past mistakes, etc. To entertain themselves To experience dreams vicariously

3. Universal Behaviors Definition: Behaviors that all people no matter of time, place, gender, religious affiliation, exhibit. Authors write about universal behaviors in order to create characters and situation hat have universal appeal. Humorists do this with absurdities or incongruities that they have observed in human nature. James Thurber, humorist, liked to write about peculiarities and quirks of behavior he observed first hand.

4. Daydreams Collide with Reality Contrast dramatically with actual life Clash of daydream and reality creates hallucinations In “The Secret Life of Walter Mitty” the hallucinations create comedy Also creates a sense of compassion for the daydreamer.