Topics for Further Study
- Discuss how the narration style can blend third person with stream-of-consciousness. How would the story change if it were told in the first person? Do you believe it would have been equally effective?
- If the story were set in contemporary times, where might it be located and how might Miss Brill be dressed?
- Mansfield mentioned that "one writes (one reason why is) because one cares so passionately that one must show it—one must declare one's love." Miss Brill is a character who fervently seeks love yet is unable to give or receive it. What events in the story highlight this?
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