The Secret Life of Walter Mitty Men and Masculinity Quotes Page 1
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| Quote #1 . . . "It's the millionaire banker, Wellington McMillan," said the pretty nurse. (5) |
Mitty always makes a point of including beautiful women in his fantasies.
| Quote #2 "We're having the devil's own time with McMillan, the millionaire banker and close personal friend of Roosevelt." (5) |
Mitty glamorizes men who are close to important people.
| Quote #3 "Quiet, man!" said Mitty, in a low, cool voice. He sprang to the machine, which was now going pocketa-pocketa-queep-pocketa-queep . He began fingering delicately a row of glistening dials. "Give me a fountain pen!" he snapped. Someone handed him a fountain pen. He pulled a faulty piston out of the machine and inserted the pen in its place. "That will hold for ten minutes," he said. "Get on with the operation." (6) |
Mitty imagines himself as a decisive man who can take charge. In his mind, these are ideal male qualities.
