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Parking-Lot Attendant and Grinning Garagemen
Car
The real-life Walter Mitty’s masculinity—or lack of it—is most often demonstrated through his interactions with his car. Fast cars are commonly associated with sex and virility, but Mrs. Mitty won’t allow her husband to… read analysis of Car
Gloves, Overshoes, Sling, and Handkerchief
These covering garments symbolize the fearful, shame-based self-concealment that characterizes Walter Mitty’s everyday life. Since Mrs. Mitty insists that he wear the gloves and overshoes to protect his health now that he’s “not a young… read analysis of Gloves, Overshoes, Sling, and Handkerchief
