As the story of “Miss Brill” progresses we realize Miss Brill is a lonely, old, unmarried English teacher residing in a small apartment in Paris. The story focuses mainly on loneliness of the old lady and is evident throughout the book. Firstly, Mrs. Brill only gives partial attention to the band playing because she is more focused on eavesdropping to create a play where “even she [has] a part”. This example conveys that she likes “sitting in other people's lives" because Miss Brill has no "life" of her own to "sit" in. Second example, “[Miss Brill] usually [buys] a slice of honey cake at the baker’s” whether the slice has an almond or not “[makes] a great difference” to her. Tiny details make a “great difference” to lonely people. Another
