She also blames her inability of finding him on his choice of seating, like it is his fault, or a problem at all, that she had to spend another moment or two searching for him. Mitty feels no fear or shame in the action. A typical woman in a marriage wouldn’t dare hit her husband, but Mrs.
Mitty has taken on in their marriage, which also describes the tone in which they address each other. The foregoing example and further examples throughout the story clearly portray the masculine front that Mrs. ‘Did you get the what's-its-name? The puppy biscuit? What's in that box?’” (Thurber, 2011) ‘Why do you have to hide in this old chair? How did you expect me to find you?’ ‘Things close in,’ said Walter Mitty vaguely. ‘I've been looking all over this hotel for you,’ said Mrs. The manner, in which she addresses him in their rough rendezvous, makes their conversation look more like quarrelling, as seen in this quote, When she finally comes across him sitting in a chair, she pushes him in the shoulder and addresses him in a rough manner not typical for a woman, which might come off as harsh. Mitty returns home from the hairdresser’s and meets Walter in a hotel. For example, in one point of the story Mrs. Mitty’s job to please in the relationship. She wouldn’t be described as beautiful and she doesn’t aim to please. Mitty’s role, his wife acts in a manner typical for a man rather than a woman. These similarities will be identified in further analysis of the themes, literary forms and styles. In essence, with detailed analysis of each piece, it is possible to state that “The Secret Life of Walter Mitty” and “The Necklace” share more similarities than differences, in which these similarities are detrimental in understanding gender roles in a marriage.
Also, in terms of literary form, both of them are clearly short stories that use similar tools, such as irony and sarcasm. For instance, both stories raise the issues that can occur in marriage and the characteristic gender roles that are at the base of every marriage. While the characters of these pieces experience different fates and the stories’ plots have dissimilar endings, some similarities can be drawn. The stories were created in different historical periods, in various states of the relationships and in completely different settings. James Thurber’s piece describe a man in the not so common feminine role, while Guy de Maupassant’s piece describes a woman in the usual feminine role. James Thurber’s “The Secret Life of Walter Mitty” and Guy de Maupassant’s “The Necklace” are two significant stories that portray alternate gender roles and the means to cope with those roles.
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