Annotation In Miss Brill's Life

While Miss Brill thinks that she is adored and a main feature to the life of the play, she is soon brought down to the thought realization that is her life. Teens that sit next to her on the park bench soon pull her heads out of her imaginary world of joy and misinterpretations of people around her. As Miss Brill eavesdrops, she hears the teens say, “Because of that stupid old thing at the end there,” (Mansfield) making her feel unimportant and isolated. When she hears the teens refer to her in such an awful manor, the delusions stop and she sees her life clearly. Miss Brill’s realization shows all that she has misinterpreted in this world and that she is in fact alone. Miss Brill soon leaves the park depressed and upset. When she gets to her
apartment she still has delusions about her one and only friend, the fur. “She unclasped the necklet quickly; quickly without looking, laid it aside. “But when she put the lid on, she thought that she heard something crying.”(Mansfield) Hearing her fur cry when she puts it in the box shows that Miss Brill was brought down from her fantasy of life, but still has a long way to go on learning what her life truly is. All of Miss Brill’s misinterpretations and misunderstandings lead her to a life of misery and pure unhappiness in the society in which she lives. Having no one and being alone, and eventually realizing that fact leaves Miss Brill unhappy, isolated, and delusional to the harsh reality of life.