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The Secret Life of Walter Mitty  By James Thurber (1894-1961) Type of Work and Publication Dates The Secret Life of Walter Mitty is a short story centering on the daydreams of a henpecked Connecticut husband. It was first published in the March 18, 1939, issue of The New Yorker. Harcourt, Brace and Company published it in October, 1942, in a book collection of Thurbers works, My World--and Welcome to It.? Setting The action takes place in the late 1930s in a car traveling to Waterbury, Connecticut, and in the city itself in the area of Main Street. Waterbury is in west-central Connecticut on the Naugatuck River. Characters (Real-Life) Walter Mitty: Meek Connecticut man who retreats into daydreams in which he becomes a hero. Mrs. Mitty: Mittys domineering wife. Parking Attendant: After Mitty pulls into the wrong lane in a parking lot, the attendant takes the wheel and parks the car. Policeman: Officer who orders Mitty to pull away after a traffic signal turns from red to green. Pedestrians: Woman and her companion who encounter Mitty on the street. When the woman notices Mitty talking to himself, she makes fun of him.? Dr. Renshaw: Mittys family doctor. Mrs. Mitty tells her husband to see the physician for a checkup.? Garage Man: Person who removed chains from Mittys tires. Daydream 1 Commander Mitty: Pilot of a navy hydroplane. Berg: Lieutenant. He cautions Mitty not to fly in stormy weather. Crewmen Day Dream 2 Dr. Mitty: One of the worlds most eminent surgeons. Wellington McMillan: Millionaire patient and friend of President Franklin D. Roosevelt. McMillan requires immediate surgery. Dr. Renshaw: One of the physicians attending McMillan. (Renshaw is Mittys real-life physician.) Dr. Benbow: One of the physicians attending McMillan. Dr. Remington: Eminent New York specialist called in on the McMillan case. Dr. Pritchard-Mitford: Eminent London specialist called in on the McMillan case. Nurse Intern Daydream 3 Mitty: Suspect in a murder ca