The Secret Life of Walter Mitty

Explain the reasons showing why Mitty has to resort to daydreaming.

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Mitty sees his life as mundane and boring. Walter Mitty is by turns a hen-pecked husband, an inept man, and a heroic daydreamer. Since he is constantly met with frustration and embarrassment in his real, everyday life, he takes to imagining himself in various colorful roles, earning the respect and adoration of others.