Irony in Katherine Mansfield’s essay “Miss Brill” supports the logic of her argument. In this the story Miss Brill considers herself to be a wonderful woman. She thinks of herself as an actress in a play that she is a part of every Sunday. But sadly she spends a lot of time evaluating the other actors and actresses with criticism. One example she mentions about the characters in the park is that she says “they were odd, silent, nearly old, and from the way they stared they looked as though they’d just come from dark little rooms or even cupboards!” (62) While Miss Brill is in the park she believes a big love scene could be coming up when a couple sits down at the end of the bench she is on. Then as she listens to the couple she realizes they
