Critical Analysis - Miss Brill
The story “Miss Brill,� written by Katherine Mansfield, is an analysis of a woman who lives her life through the observation of others. It is written in third person, from the subjective point of view of the title character. Throughout the story, the author uses many characterization techniques to convey to the reader a true expression of the woman’s unusual personality. The short story is very effectively written in third person, limited point of view for this is, in fact, how Miss Brill sees herself. Living through the conversations and actions of others, Miss Brill feels passion, excitement and sadness. She is very much withdrawn from her own feelings and, instead, she relies on other people’s lives to entertain her. The story is set on a Sunday afternoon, which Miss Brill has looked forward to so she can spend the afternoon in the park that is always bustling with activities of the people she watches. The point of view that the author chose allows us to see Miss Brill as she sees herself, from an outside perspective. The protagonist in the story, Miss Brill, takes delight in even the simplest things. For example, she thinks of the park bench she sits on as her “special seat�. She notices that
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Approximate Word count = 841
Approximate Pages = 3 (250 words per page double spaced)
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