Bit Of An Uneven Movie
You're supposed to daydream about adventure when your unhappy with your real life.
So far, he has daydreamed he was a pilot in the war and ended up mimicking an old teacher in that daydream? Who does that?
And now he is daydreaming about being a riverboat gambler with bubbles all in the background? Nobody dreams of fluffy stuff like this.
No wonder Thurber didn't like this.