In “The Secret Life of Walter Mitty,” James Thurber conveys Walter Mitty as a bold, skilled hero because the variety of fantasies he plays in his mind. In other words, his “secret life” that he has surrounded himself in is what makes him exceptional. According to Thurber, Mitty takes over a risky operation, having a reputation of pulling off “a brilliant performance”, therefore flawless in what he does (274). Thurber indirectly characterizes Mitty as a powerful man, admired by his peers in awe, for in the operating room, he is a dexterous genius. On the contrary, he can’t do simple mechanical things, making him seem like a kind man that uses his imagination to escape reality, which quite frankly is boring. Thurber describes Mitty’s day as “he