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Fri, 27 Nov 2009 08:46:37 en-us <![CDATA[James Thurber's character Walter Mitty has become an archetypal...]]> http://www.enotes.com/secret-life/q-and-a/point-view-round-characters-how-does-walter-show-119241 http://www.enotes.com/secret-life/q-and-a/point-view-round-characters-how-does-walter-show-119241 Fri, 27 Nov 2009 08:46:37 PST <![CDATA[How does Walter show that he is a round character in the  shift of...]]> http://www.enotes.com/secret-life/q-and-a/point-view-round-characters-how-does-walter-show-119241 http://www.enotes.com/secret-life/q-and-a/point-view-round-characters-how-does-walter-show-119241 Fri, 27 Nov 2009 08:24:28 PST <![CDATA[In "The Secret Life of Walter Mitty," by James Thurber, the title...]]> http://www.enotes.com/secret-life/q-and-a/what-walter-mittys-5-fantacies-117055 http://www.enotes.com/secret-life/q-and-a/what-walter-mittys-5-fantacies-117055 Wed, 18 Nov 2009 13:13:38 PST <![CDATA[What are Walter Mitty's five fantasies?]]> http://www.enotes.com/secret-life/q-and-a/what-walter-mittys-5-fantacies-117055 http://www.enotes.com/secret-life/q-and-a/what-walter-mittys-5-fantacies-117055 Wed, 18 Nov 2009 12:58:42 PST <![CDATA[He has many different daydreams in the short story, and many different...]]> http://www.enotes.com/secret-life/q-and-a/one-who-woke-up-walter-mitty-when-he-his-daydream-27377 http://www.enotes.com/secret-life/q-and-a/one-who-woke-up-walter-mitty-when-he-his-daydream-27377 Wed, 11 Nov 2009 12:34:09 PST <![CDATA[My teacher told us that at the end, he gives up in listening to what...]]> http://www.enotes.com/secret-life/q-and-a/why-did-he-imagine-himself-facing-firing-squad-37655 http://www.enotes.com/secret-life/q-and-a/why-did-he-imagine-himself-facing-firing-squad-37655 Wed, 11 Nov 2009 12:31:28 PST <![CDATA[There is a contrast of settings between the boring humdrum suburban...]]> http://www.enotes.com/secret-life/q-and-a/what-setting-secret-life-walter-mitty-108687 http://www.enotes.com/secret-life/q-and-a/what-setting-secret-life-walter-mitty-108687 Wed, 21 Oct 2009 20:49:33 PST <![CDATA[The story within a story also centres around showing the tragic demise...]]> http://www.enotes.com/secret-life/group/discuss/secret-life-walter-mitty-what-extent-has-auth-36813#3 http://www.enotes.com/secret-life/group/discuss/secret-life-walter-mitty-what-extent-has-auth-36813#3 Tue, 20 Oct 2009 00:58:03 PST <![CDATA[Throughout most of the story, Mitty is driving around town with his...]]> http://www.enotes.com/secret-life/q-and-a/what-setting-secret-life-walter-mitty-108687 http://www.enotes.com/secret-life/q-and-a/what-setting-secret-life-walter-mitty-108687 Tue, 20 Oct 2009 00:37:40 PST <![CDATA[What is the setting in "The Secret Life of Walter Mitty"?]]> http://www.enotes.com/secret-life/q-and-a/what-setting-secret-life-walter-mitty-108687 http://www.enotes.com/secret-life/q-and-a/what-setting-secret-life-walter-mitty-108687 Mon, 19 Oct 2009 16:18:33 PST <![CDATA[This story vascillates between the everyday humdrum life of Water Mitty,...]]> http://www.enotes.com/secret-life/q-and-a/what-structure-story-secret-life-walter-mitty-by-108341 http://www.enotes.com/secret-life/q-and-a/what-structure-story-secret-life-walter-mitty-by-108341 Sun, 18 Oct 2009 09:52:26 PST <![CDATA[What is the structure of the story "The Secret Life Of Walter Mitty" by...]]> http://www.enotes.com/secret-life/q-and-a/what-structure-story-secret-life-walter-mitty-by-108341 http://www.enotes.com/secret-life/q-and-a/what-structure-story-secret-life-walter-mitty-by-108341 Sun, 18 Oct 2009 09:30:44 PST <![CDATA[At the beginning of the story Walter Mitty is the dynamic military...]]> http://www.enotes.com/secret-life/q-and-a/what-3-reasons-why-author-would-end-story-with-105735 http://www.enotes.com/secret-life/q-and-a/what-3-reasons-why-author-would-end-story-with-105735 Sun, 11 Oct 2009 22:06:39 PST <![CDATA[James Thurber's most famous short story "The Secret Life of Walter...]]> http://www.enotes.com/secret-life/q-and-a/what-3-reasons-why-author-would-end-story-with-105735 http://www.enotes.com/secret-life/q-and-a/what-3-reasons-why-author-would-end-story-with-105735 Sun, 11 Oct 2009 19:53:50 PST <![CDATA[What are 3 reasons why the author would end the story with a fantasy...]]> http://www.enotes.com/secret-life/q-and-a/what-3-reasons-why-author-would-end-story-with-105735 http://www.enotes.com/secret-life/q-and-a/what-3-reasons-why-author-would-end-story-with-105735 Tue, 6 Oct 2009 22:13:38 PST <![CDATA[If your definition of the 'start' of the story is the first paragraph...]]> http://www.enotes.com/secret-life/q-and-a/short-story-secret-life-walter-mitty-do-you-feel-104913 http://www.enotes.com/secret-life/q-and-a/short-story-secret-life-walter-mitty-do-you-feel-104913 Sat, 3 Oct 2009 14:41:49 PST <![CDATA[To a certain extent, there is a level of empathy that is felt for Mitty...]]> http://www.enotes.com/secret-life/q-and-a/short-story-secret-life-walter-mitty-do-you-feel-104913 http://www.enotes.com/secret-life/q-and-a/short-story-secret-life-walter-mitty-do-you-feel-104913 Sat, 3 Oct 2009 12:34:34 PST <![CDATA[In the short story "Secret Life of Walter Mitty" do you feel sorry for...]]> http://www.enotes.com/secret-life/q-and-a/short-story-secret-life-walter-mitty-do-you-feel-104913 http://www.enotes.com/secret-life/q-and-a/short-story-secret-life-walter-mitty-do-you-feel-104913 Sat, 3 Oct 2009 11:02:49 PST <![CDATA[This question has been previously asked and answered. Please see the...]]> http://www.enotes.com/secret-life/q-and-a/what-irony-this-story-104449 http://www.enotes.com/secret-life/q-and-a/what-irony-this-story-104449 Thu, 1 Oct 2009 10:40:17 PST <![CDATA[What is the irony in this story?]]> http://www.enotes.com/secret-life/q-and-a/what-irony-this-story-104449 http://www.enotes.com/secret-life/q-and-a/what-irony-this-story-104449 Wed, 30 Sep 2009 17:14:58 PST