Walter Mitty's Dream

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Noise has always been a way for people to daydream when trying to escape reality. For Walter Mitty, he has always been a daydreamer. When Walter daydreams, he uses “ta-pocketa-pocketa-pocketa-pocketapocketa” as his noise when having his daydreams (Thurber). Walter has many fantasies in his trip with his wife. The first daydream that Walter Mitty had been being a commander to “Lieutenant Berg” (page). As his daydreams persisted on he yells at the Lieutenant to “rev her up to 8.500” (page). Then Walter tells “Lieutenant Berg” to “switch on No. 8 auxiliary” (page). After the daydream was over, Walter heard his wife yell at him to “not [drive] so fast! You’re driving too fast!” (page). Walter drops his wife off at her hair appointment. While

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