The Secret Life of Walter Mitty

by

James Thurber

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Parking-Lot Attendant and Grinning Garagemen Character Analysis

Young, cocky men who, Walter Mitty feels, judge him for not being able to handle his car. The parking-lot attendant parks Mitty’s car with what Mitty sees as “insolent skill,” while the garagemen grin at Mitty as they remove his tire chains. Although Mitty’s reaction to these characters groups them together, only the parking-lot attendant appears in the story’s present; the garagemen are part of Mitty’s memory and his plan to avoid embarrassment on future visits to the garage.

Parking-Lot Attendant and Grinning Garagemen Quotes in The Secret Life of Walter Mitty

The The Secret Life of Walter Mitty quotes below are all either spoken by Parking-Lot Attendant and Grinning Garagemen or refer to Parking-Lot Attendant and Grinning Garagemen. For each quote, you can also see the other characters and themes related to it (each theme is indicated by its own dot and icon, like this one:
Heroism and Masculinity Theme Icon
).
The Secret Life of Walter Mitty Quotes

The attendant vaulted into the car, backed it up with insolent skill, and put it where it belonged.

Related Characters: Parking-Lot Attendant and Grinning Garagemen
Related Symbols: Car
Page Number: 57
Explanation and Analysis:

The next time, he thought, I’ll wear my right arm in a sling; they won’t grin at me then. I’ll have my right arm in a sling and they’ll see I couldn’t possibly take the chains off myself.

Related Characters: Walter Mitty (speaker), Parking-Lot Attendant and Grinning Garagemen
Related Symbols: Car, Gloves, Overshoes, Sling, and Handkerchief
Page Number: 57
Explanation and Analysis:
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Parking-Lot Attendant and Grinning Garagemen Quotes in The Secret Life of Walter Mitty

The The Secret Life of Walter Mitty quotes below are all either spoken by Parking-Lot Attendant and Grinning Garagemen or refer to Parking-Lot Attendant and Grinning Garagemen. For each quote, you can also see the other characters and themes related to it (each theme is indicated by its own dot and icon, like this one:
Heroism and Masculinity Theme Icon
).
The Secret Life of Walter Mitty Quotes

The attendant vaulted into the car, backed it up with insolent skill, and put it where it belonged.

Related Characters: Parking-Lot Attendant and Grinning Garagemen
Related Symbols: Car
Page Number: 57
Explanation and Analysis:

The next time, he thought, I’ll wear my right arm in a sling; they won’t grin at me then. I’ll have my right arm in a sling and they’ll see I couldn’t possibly take the chains off myself.

Related Characters: Walter Mitty (speaker), Parking-Lot Attendant and Grinning Garagemen
Related Symbols: Car, Gloves, Overshoes, Sling, and Handkerchief
Page Number: 57
Explanation and Analysis: