Miss Brill What Do I Read Next?

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Mansfield's "Bliss," written in 1918 is another story of a woman's struggle with dissatisfaction and alienation. Bertha is young, married, and a new mother. Her husband is successful, and a nurse helps her with her new baby. A joyous dinner party, with its liveliness and opportunity for interpersonal penetration and imagination, only serves to heighten Bertha's isolation when it ends and she is left once again with a comparatively empty house.
Kathenne Anne Porter's "The Jilting of Granny Weatherall" (1929) concerns a dying woman's final thoughts. Written in the stream-of-consciousness style, Granny Weatherall's interior monologue is notable for what it contains as well as for what is left unspoken.
A more intimate biography of Katherine Mansfield is provided by LM (Ida Constance Baker) in her 1971 memoir Katherine Mansfield: The...

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How does the literary device "point of view" operate in Mansfield's "Miss Brill"?

Point of view is interesting in Mansfield's "Miss Brill." The opening line indicates clearly for us that the point of view is focalized through a limited third person narrator who tells us about...
What function does Miss Brill's fur play in the story and can it be called a character?

Miss Brill's fur is an extension of herself. If we think about it, we can see some striking parallels. For example, Miss Brill lives in a "cupboard" of a room. The fur lives in a box. Miss...
What is the setting of "Miss Brill"?

The setting for Miss Brill is in France. In an unspecified town, Miss Brill goes to the Jardins Publiques. The means quite simply the Public Gardens. In the Jardins Publique, a band plays to which...
How old is Miss Brill? What are her circumstances? Why does she listen in on conversations?

Miss Brill is likely fairly elderly. She seems not to be in the best of health, as after walking to the park, "She felt a tingling in her hands and arms [...]." This is not a typical sensation...
Why the name "Brill" is chosen in "Miss Brill" by Katherine Mansfield?

You are right in indicating that the name "Brill" seems to suggest the adjective "brilliant." My own thoughts on this matter is that the name that Mansfield gives to her protagonist reinforces the...