Part one of term paper
Most people daydream from time to time when they are bored. Daydreaming often gives a pleasant break from dull reality, and it lets people pretend to be or do things they could not in real life. Walter Mitty, the main character in James Thurber's story "The Secret Life of Walter Mitty," is a constant daydreamer. Unlike most people, who daydr ...

Part two of term paper
... is driving his wife to town for an appointment at a beauty shop. He is in the middle of a daydream in which he imagines himself as the commander of a Navy hydroplane. He imagines that the plane is in trouble but the the members of the crew have complete faith in his ability. Referring to Mitty, one member of the crew says, "'The Old Man'll get us through'" (Thurber 63). Mitty is brought back from this daydream by his wife's voice, as she says, "'Not so fast! You're driving too fast! . . . What ...