Miss Brill And Eveline Comparison

As time passes by, stories have played an important part in enticing emotions and feelings of the reader. However, there exists hidden messages that are essential in outlining various aspects of the society. Such messages give comparison and contrast between writers based on different aspects. In this case, the two writers; James Joyce and Katherine Mansfield wrote their stories during a similar period. One can assume that their artistic productions were affected by the same literary scene even though their styles of expression were fundamentally different. Only eight years separate the time frame when the two selected short stories were published. In this case, “Miss Brill” was published in 1922 while “Eveline” was published in 1914 (Meyer 251,385). There are scores, therefore, on which the two female protagonists in the two stories can be compared and contrasted.
First, the two characters portray the idea of futility of destiny of women characters. The two characters engage in attempts to change the course of their destinies which in the end seems futile. In “Miss Brill”, the protagonist is an old English woman who is on vacation in a
She appears as gay and is eager to venture out and explore the charm the day has to offer. Her intelligence lets her be able to read the society, and submit her own judgment of it to her subconscious part of the brain. She states: “the old people sat on the bench, still as statues.” (Meyer 251) The protagonist’s observation contrasts with her own vivacious personality, which seeks to seize the beauty the park has to offer. Through these observations, Mansfield characterizes Miss Brill and allows us to see her experience as a moment that changes her view of the world and of herself (Meyer 250). Ultimately, the articulation of feminism differs in both