In comparison to “Harrison Bergeron”, “The Secret Life of Walter Mitty” utilizes imagery to effectively enhance the thematic presentation. In “The Secret Life of Walter Mitty”, the connections and satisfactions between reality and fantasy is a significant theme. An example of when imagery assists this theme is when the sound “pocketa-pocketa” (Thurber 1) is used. Throughout the short story this sound is prominent in Mitty’s fantasies, but in reality, it is also the sound that is car engine makes. This connection between fantasy and reality is important because it shows that Mitty yearns for an exciting reality, rather than his persisting fantasies. In “Harrison Bergeron”, a significant theme is the danger of total equality. To show this danger,
