The Secret Life of Walter Mitty

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All Themes Heroism and Masculinity Illness and Mortality Public Image and Embarrassment The Overlap of Fantasy and Reality Concealment Humor

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Characters

All Characters Walter Mitty Mrs. Mitty Parking-Lot Attendant and Grinning Garagemen

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All Symbols Car Gloves, Overshoes, Sling, and Handkerchief

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The Secret Life of Walter Mitty

Themes

All Themes
Heroism and Masculinity
Illness and Mortality
Public Image and Embarrassment
The Overlap of Fantasy and Reality
Concealment
Humor

Quotes

Characters

All Characters
Walter Mitty
Mrs. Mitty
Parking-Lot Attendant and Grinning Garagemen

Symbols

All Symbols
Car
Gloves, Overshoes, Sling, and Handkerchief

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Smith, Rosa. "The Secret Life of Walter Mitty." LitCharts. LitCharts LLC, 17 Jun 2015. Web. 13 Dec 2019.

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Smith, Rosa. "The Secret Life of Walter Mitty." LitCharts LLC, June 17, 2015. Retrieved December 13, 2019. https://www.litcharts.com/lit/the-secret-life-of-walter-mitty.

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