Miss Brill is one of those members of society who are
often invisible to others. So, when considering Miss Brill vs the society in which she
lives, one must consider the things about a society that allows lonely individuals such
as Miss Brill to become alienated in the first
place.
Things are not what they seem in this story. Miss
Brill believes she is an important part of the "play" that is enacted in the park every
week, that she would be missed if she did not show up. This proves not to be true. She
believes she looks dashing and smart with her little fur, but in reality, the others in
the society believe she is comical and pitiful. In reality, she is a lonely woman trying
to pretend that she matters. Why is she lonely? Where is her family? How can a society
allow this to happen? Why doesn't society provide fellowship for lonely individuals such
as Miss Brill? Instead, society spits on them because they don't conform, because they
are different - old, for example. In a sense, Miss Brill is living in a metaphorical
cupboard similar to the one in which she stores her little fur.
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