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Can you point me to a good source for an analysis of Walter Mitty? Or alternatively, can you tell me what you think about the story?

Asked by Mimishu1995 (23628points) September 22nd, 2020

I’m looking for an in-depth analysis into the psychology of Walter Mitty. Most analysis I found only skim over how ridiculous Walter’s dreams are and how they make for a humorous narrative. I haven’t seen a good breakdown of Walter’s dreams and how it is connected to his life in general, things like that.

So yeah, I’m partly looking for a credible source of this claim on Wikipedia: Although the story has humorous elements, there is a darker and more significant message underlying the text, leading to a more tragic interpretation of the Mitty character. Even in his heroic daydreams, Mitty does not triumph… If this claim is true, then it would be great if I could see how that works out psychologically.

If you don’t know any source, you could just tell me what you think of the story and the character :) I don’t know how well-known this story is in the US so…

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