“The Secret Life of Walter Mitty” (1939), written by James Thurber, tells a story about an average man who through the daydreaming wants to escape from his unsatisfactory life. As it is rather hard to determine a climax in the story, the key to interpretation is the main character himself and his fantasies. In his short analysis, Charles May asserts that Mitty is a “comic Everyman” (2004). To support the “comic” part, he presents multiple examples from Thurber’s story. First of all, the strong contrast between Mitty’s real life and his illusions, creates an effect of irony (May, 2004). Similarly, Karen Bernardo notices an important role of that effect. She observes that the protagonist’s characteristics shares nothing with the heroic one’s (Bernardo). Second, Mitty “misapplies melodramatic film clichés” in his illusions which only strengthens a ridiculous tone in them (May, 2004). For example, in his fantasy with military hydroplane, Mitty is a Commander, wearing his full uniform, though he is in the middle of horrific storm. During another daydream he tries to express a deep philosophical thought – “We only live once () Or do we?” which come out rather banal. Furthermore, Mitty constantly uses exaggeration on the edge of absurd – as brilliant but modest surgeon he repairs complicated hospital machine with a fountain pen. The saved patient is not only a famous millionaire but also a close friend of President Roosevelt (May, 2004). By focusing mostly only on humorous elements, May overlooks the deeper problem of the Everyman’s definition (2004). According to a common understanding, Everyman represents an ordinary person with whom society can easily identify. Indeed, Mitty seems to be a typical guy, bored with his work, tired of his overprotecting wife, being overlooked in the mass. May surely is right, that “() all human beings [along with protagonist] need respect, dignity, and freedom” (2004). M