The Secret Life of Walter Mitty is written by James Thurber, who is known for his writing and humor. Many critics consider him as the best American humorist since Mark Twain. This paper aims to analyze this short stor...The Secret Life of Walter Mitty is written by James Thurber, who is known for his writing and humor. Many critics consider him as the best American humorist since Mark Twain. This paper aims to analyze this short story from the approach of psychoanalysis.展开更多
As one of the most representative works of James Thurber,The Secret Life of Walter Mitty is more prone to be recognized as an entertainment work,and its literary value is somehow partially understated.This paper is tr...As one of the most representative works of James Thurber,The Secret Life of Walter Mitty is more prone to be recognized as an entertainment work,and its literary value is somehow partially understated.This paper is trying to analyze the multiple irony and underlying conflict the work conceived by the careful scrutiny.展开更多
文摘The Secret Life of Walter Mitty is written by James Thurber, who is known for his writing and humor. Many critics consider him as the best American humorist since Mark Twain. This paper aims to analyze this short story from the approach of psychoanalysis.
文摘As one of the most representative works of James Thurber,The Secret Life of Walter Mitty is more prone to be recognized as an entertainment work,and its literary value is somehow partially understated.This paper is trying to analyze the multiple irony and underlying conflict the work conceived by the careful scrutiny.