Day Dreamer
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Thurber's work is extremely distinctive. His paintings and essays are famous for their precise and ironic humor, unique whims and sharp insights. In the world he created, those trembling little people always relied on some cleverness that didn't know whether it was a blessing or a curse, almost desperately trying to break away from numerous obstacles and control their own destiny. These qualities are abundantly present in his most famous character, Walter Mitty, a shy dreamer who invented an epic secret life to compensate for real-life disappointments. This book collects 27 of Thurber's most popular short story masterpieces. In his works, every ordinary person is a unique polyhedron, and even dogs are full of personality. The men he writes always try in vain to escape from some indescribable things in daily life, but they always run away, unable to act, and only have whims in the spiritual world. The sense of comedy in his works comes from his in-depth understanding of tragedy, keen observation of human weaknesses, and harsh ridicule of the pretentious middle-class life, which makes people laugh and feel sad at the same time.
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