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“The Secret Life of Walter Mitty” James Thurber

Analysis of a Parody Part I - Cause and Effect Chart Identify the details from Mitty’s everyday life that trigger grand adventures in Mitty’s imagination. List both the trigger (cause) and the adventure (effect) that takes place. Create a cause and effect chart that represents this information. Part II – Compare and Contrast Compare AND contrast any two of Mitty’s fantasies. What similarities and differences do you see in style, word choice, characterization, tone, mood and theme?