For this homework, we are dealing with an extract of ‘The secret Life of Walter Mitty’, which is written by James Thurber.
James Thurber: James Grover Thurber was born in 1894 in Ohio, United States. He was an american author, but he was best known for his cartoons and short stories published in the New Yorker magazine. He was one of the most popular humorists of his time, and mostly wrote about the eccentricities of ordinary people. The story we are talking about here is considered one of his masterpieces.
The story is set in Conneticut, and deals with a man driving with his wife for their rgular weekly shopping. Seems quite average, right?
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I shouted my crw of mechanics. My head shook as I watched the vapour that raised out from the inside of the hood of my shiny and agressive-looking Aston Martin 269-R .
I had only ten minutes left before the start of the world championship grand prix in Maranello, Italy. I looked outside of my team box. The terraces and balconies where crowded. Thousands of spectators, sponsors and press gathared around the circuit.
During the warm-up lap i had engine trouble, and now, my head-mechanic, with a sweaty and dirty face was trying to fix it before the race started.
This race was very important, because i needed a first place in order to win the world championship. Things were difficult in this circuit and my opponents where good drivers.
As my car was finally ready, i set off towards the starting grid. Engines roared and green lights flashed. The flag started waving and i stepped on the throttle. I had a good start and it left me in third position. After ten laps i could overtake the second position. My fans roared, and i concentrated on my gratest opponent. Glen Richardson was fighting for the championship with me, and the claddification was very equal. This meant we depended on the result of this