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Short Story With Little Sympathy For Walter Mitty

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Both-- because his real life is dissatisfying he is driven to create his own fantasies where he characterizes himself has the man he wishes he could be. This in mind, I interpret the story with little sympathy towards Walter Mitty because he could be making a choice to live out his fantasies and do something great with his life, but he chooses not to even though he has full potential to do so.

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