After reading about characters, and whether "round" or "flat", this story is such a great example of a "round" character. The amount of detail into the thoughts, actions and appearance of Miss Brill; was very interesting to me.
The detail that stood out most to me was in the beginning of the story on her way to see the band. "The air was mtionless, but when you opened your mouth, there was a faint chill, like a chill from a glass of iced water before you sip, and now and again a leaf came drifting-from nowhere, from the sky" (Mansfield 84). Maybe this was particularly interesting to me because of the recent change in weather, and the recollection of being in the mountains feeling that very same thing is still fresh in my mind. Whatever the reason, the amount of detail and the description that is so vivid and accurate caught my attention.
The ending of the story is very interesting in that the tables turned on Miss Brill. After all the evesdropping she had done, and the judgments passed on others, she got a taste of what it was like to be on the receiving end. As is true for most of us put in that position; she did not like it.
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Tonya,
ReplyDeleteYou present some interesting points concerning Miss Brill that I did not point out on my blog, but agree with. I like her portrayal of the band as if it kept in time with the drama that unfolded in the park, pretending that the band was fully aware of the highs and lows concerning events of the day.
I also felt a bit sorry for her as the young couple made snide cutting remarks about her appearance. She thought she looked great! At least she kept her judgemental thoughts to herself, unlike those two! :o)
Thanks for your comments. They were very insightful!
~Lisa