Lastly, when comparing the imagery of The Secret Life of Walter Mitty and Harrison Bergeron on the basis of plot, it is seen that Walter Mitty uses imagery to more easily and more effectively portray the plot in the story. Through the story, many pieces of imagery are used, this is one example from the start of the story. The pounding of the cylinders increased: ta-pocketa-pocketa-pocketa-pocketa-pocketa. The Commander stared at the ice forming on the pilot window. He walked over and twisted a row of complicated dials (Thurber 1). This use of imagery helps enhance the plot in the story because it supports the actions of what W. Mitty is doing, and by looking at the imagery used, the plot sequences in the story reveal themselves. Walter Mitty
