Walter Mitty spends most of his adult life living through his daydreams. He feels trapped in his world, by his job that he doesn't like and by his wife that is characterized as demanding. In those dreams, Mitty is the stereotypical hero, smart, Witty and in control. He saves every situation. However, in his life, he is unwilling to express how he feels and is often failing at his responsibilities because he is so lost in his dreams. In this sense, he is not a hero, but a sad and unfulfilled man.
Others may argue that Mitty's daydreams are his way of being content with the day to day boredom and monotony of daily life, the things we all have to "do" in order to fulfill our roles in our world. In this case, Mitty is a hero, because he has found a way to have happiness and remain a husband and employee at the same time.
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