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(3) He put them (gloves) on, but after she had turned and gone into the building and he had driven on to a red light, he took them off again.

(He obeyed to his wife humbly, but when she did not see him, he book them off as and act of rebellion.)

(4) "Back it up, Mac! Look out for that Buick!" Walter Mitty jammed on the brakes. "Wrong lane, Mac," said the parking-lot attendant.

(He didn’t seem to be able to do anything well and even a parking lot attendant could order and criticize him. This adds to his sense of depression, of being nobody.)

(5) Then, with that faint, fleeting smile playing about his lips, he faced the firing squad; erect and motionless, proud and disdainful…

(The last episode of the fantasy reveals the mixed feelings of being a victim and being a hero. The end seems inevitably tragic but to Mitty’s imagination, maintaining a sort of heroism is possible. Mitty felt that he was beaten down by life, but in his heart he still kept high aspirations.)

Suggested Homework

Allow Walter Mitty to continue his fantasy once he arrived home from the shopping trip with his wife. Using your imagination and write a paragraph that may begin like this:

He parked his car. In a few quick steps, he rushed to the door and pushed it open with determined suddenness. ―Hands up, gentlemen!‖ he said.

He parked his car. In a few quick steps, he rushed to the door and pushed it open with determined suddenness. ―Hands up, gentlemen! ‖ he said, pointing his gun at the three men sitting there. ―FBI. We have been following you for quite some time.‖ The men in the room were totally unprepared. Two raised their hands over their heads, one hesitated and quietly moved his right hand to a pistol on the coffee table. He aims his gun at that man, ―push that pistol to me, slowly.

英语短篇小说教程 虞建华 高等教育出版社 课后答案

That’s right. It’s no use trying to do anything funny, let me warn you.‖

―Why do walk so quickly and push open the door like this? Go back to get the things in the car!‖ his wife said angrily.

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