There is going to almost always be a chance in a persons lifetime to have the unique experience of making the acquaintance of someone who strikes them as extremely fascinating, but yet that person also seems to be lacking something in their life. In Katherine Mansfield's story, "Miss Brill," the main character of the story seems to consider herself an expert on involving herself in the lives of the people whom she comes in contact with; therefore, one can assume that Miss Brill is a woman who lives a very lonely life. When I try to picture Miss Brill, the mental image I receive is a lonely old woman who has lived alone her whole entire life. It seems as though Miss Brill is trying desperately to be acknowledged by others and so she insists on going every Sunday to the park to hear the same band play and sit in the same special seat. Maybe this is her way of trying to get everyone else there to acknowledge her the same way she acknowledges them.
             Katherine Mansfield tells the story through the eyes of the protagonist, which happens to be Miss Brill, and she is able to convey to the readers the protagonist's loneliness and lack of self-awareness. In the story there is no explanation of Miss Brill's past, leaving the readers to draw their own conclusions. Mansfield gives her readers insights into Miss Brill's character and lifestyle that effectively help us to realize the theme in the story. The pain of loneliness she has been experiencing all her life, and her unintentional attempts to experience life through the experiences of total strangers; is the main theme in this story.
             From the beginning of the story it becomes apparent that Miss Brill is starving for warmth and companionship. She tenderly caresses her fur as if it were a beloved pet when she rubs "the life into the dim little eyes" (Mansfield 447). She seems to take great pride in this piece of fur and how it looks. The w...