Miss Brill Lesson

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Miss Brill


Katherine Mansfield

Risk! Risk anything! Care no more for the opinions of others, for those voices. Do the hardest thing on earth for you. Act for yourself. Face the truth.


Miss Brill’s World Our World

Few professions other than nursing and teaching are deemed socially acceptable for women who must support themselves.

College graduates are as likely to be female as male. Women are employed in the workforce and in virtually every profession.



One’s social rank can be determined from one’s clothing. Gentlemen wear hats, ladies gloves, and fur denotes a position of some social standing. Women, with few exceptions, always wear dresses or skirts.

Social conventions regarding dress are relaxed. Hats and gloves are uncommon and pants are a staple of most women’s wardrobes. Many believe fur to be a symbol not of status but rather an indication of cruelty and conspicuous consumption.



Common forms of recreation include reading, going to the theater, and gathering in public places such as parks or pubs. People often dress up to appear in public.

98 % of households in the USA own televisions. Personal computers have infringed on the time spent socializing with others in a public sphere. The most crowded space is often the mall.


Eleanor Rigby

The Beatles


Song Excerpt

I look at all the lonely people


Eleanor Rigby picks up the rice in the church where a wedding has beenLives in a dreamWaits at the window, wearing the face that she keeps in a jar by the doorWho is it for?


Father Mckenzie writing the words of a sermon that no one will hear.No one comes near.Look at him working. Darning his socks in the night when there's nobody there.What does he care?


All the lonely peopleWhere do they all come from?

All the lonely peopleWhere do they all belong?


Eleanor Rigby died in the church and was buried along with her name.Nobody came.Father Mckenzie wiping the dirt from his hands as he walks from the grave.No one was saved.


All the lonely peopleWhere do they all come from?

All the lonely peopleWhere do they all belong?


Loneliness

• Solitary• Desolate• Alone• Depressed• Sad


The Basic Plot

When?Anytime

Where? A Park


The Basic Plot

Who?Miss Brill

Various StrangersHer fur


The Basic Plot

What? woman spends a Sunday in the park and it changes her perception of life


The Basic Plot

Why?Habit

EnjoymentMeaning in life


Plot Comprehension Questions

What is unusual about the way Miss Brill regards her fur?



How does Miss Brill see herself?

Why does that view change?



What is Miss Brill’s $ situation?

What is her job?What is different this Sunday when Miss Brill returns from the park?


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