Miss Brill Symbolism Essay

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Miss Brill is full of loneliness and symbolism. This starts in the first paragraph as she gently takes out an old, stylish fox fur out of the box to wear to her day out to the gardens. Excited about the beginning of the new season, she becomes distracted by a bad feeling that has been bothering her and does not know how to get rid of it. The narrator changes the point of view away from the question to the mind of Miss Brill, and the reader realizes her poor attempt to try to make a dream life to protect her from the true reasons of her being here. The fur's life is equal to Miss Brill's, because it is taken from its small box and brought out in the open just like her experience through life, but is later returned to its small box at the end of the story. Miss Brill thinks of the fur as a loner, or as an adventurer, even though her own life is sad and lonely. The once beautiful fur's position of decay shows the numbness of those sitting in the park and that of Miss Brill. Miss Brill's feelings are contemplated and echoed by the bands performance. It is crucial that the point of view has to be controlled from inside the character and of her purpose can be seen …show more content…

This mixture of narrated monologue, interior monologue, and narrator summary enables the reader to be able to see the reality Miss Brill wants to forget in her dreams. The thought was too agonizing for close judgement, Miss Brill looks onto the crowd and this time she sees a woman in a shabby looking outfit approach a wealthy, older gentleman. Miss Brill’s immediately identified the woman with visions her initial point of view. Mansfield denial to a disruptive commentary, let the reader make a reaction to Miss Brill in easier ways. As Miss Brill reminisces in the past and prepares for a future time in the dialogue with her reading buddy, she shows herself and her anxieties to full

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