Hatred Question #9MultipleChoice
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Identify the theme expressed in the following sentence.
"Then, with that faint, fleeting smile playing about his lips, he faced the firing squad; erect and motionless, proud and
disdainful, Walter Mitty the undefeated, inscrutable to the last."
winners
martyrs
honor
heroism
Let's Review!
Today we looked at how to use irony in writing. Thurber describes a rich contrast of who Mitty is and who he becomes
within his own imagination. This contrast is ironic to the reader, who knows better. Perhaps even Mitty knows better too.
You also looked at how each of the five daydreams illuminates more about theme and who Mitty is. How is Mitty's
character revealed? Each story reveals a bit more about who Mitty wishes he were, thus giving us a clue to what