Miss Brill

In the short story, "Miss Brill" by Mansfield, the people at the part alienates her. As she sits, she begins to think of life being a stage. She sees herself as a valueable asset to the play. She thinks, "no doubt somebody would have noticed if she hadn't been there; she was part of teh perfomance after all (Mansfield, 185)." Bundled in her fur coat, she came every Sunday to the park. She thought that she was essential to the scene on Sundays. However, she realized that she deterred most of the action from occurring. A couple would not start speaking to each other until she left. They knew that she was attempting to listen into their conversation. Eventually, Miss Brill left without going to the bakery. She returned to her room and cried because she felt alienated from the others. Miss Bart's feeling of unity shatters her previous feeling of unity.