“Our uniqueness makes us special, makes perception valuable - but it can also make us lonely. This loneliness is different from being ‘alone': You can be lonely even surrounded by people. The feeling I'm talking about stems from the sense that we can never fully share the truth of who we are. I experienced this acutely at an early age.” says Amy Tan. In the two short stories Miss. Brill by Katherine Mansfield and A Rose for Emily by William Faulkner, they are two women who are alike and different at the same time. Both women are lonely but deal with it in their own way. Miss Brill creates her own world while Emily captures a man.
The way Miss Brill deals with her loneliness is that, she rather create her own fantasy of what is going on in the world, instead of living in real life.Miss.Brill tries to make the most of her life even though she is lonely and does not have much. She talks about hearing the band playing in the background. She also refers to her reading a newspaper to reading her script. …show more content…
Brill and Emily dealt with their loneliness a different way, they needed to fill the empty space that they had in their hearts. Neither women had romance in their lives or relationships with other people. Both women had a chance to meet people but they did not want to be judged. When Miss. Brill was judged by the girl, it affected her usual Sunday routine and made her put up her favorite fox fur. Emily was afraid about being a old maid that she went through desperate measures to make sure she did not die alone. They wanted to be accepted into society, they wanted to be like everyone else. Most importantly they just wanted to be happy.
By Miss Brill and Emily being unique it made them lonely and not accepted. Miss Brill was just doing what she do every Sunday to make her happy but it made her antisocial and lonely in the process. Emily felt that she was being judge because she wasn’t married. Even if you are surrounded by people, you can still be
The way Miss Brill deals with her loneliness is that, she rather create her own fantasy of what is going on in the world, instead of living in real life.Miss.Brill tries to make the most of her life even though she is lonely and does not have much. She talks about hearing the band playing in the background. She also refers to her reading a newspaper to reading her script. …show more content…
Brill and Emily dealt with their loneliness a different way, they needed to fill the empty space that they had in their hearts. Neither women had romance in their lives or relationships with other people. Both women had a chance to meet people but they did not want to be judged. When Miss. Brill was judged by the girl, it affected her usual Sunday routine and made her put up her favorite fox fur. Emily was afraid about being a old maid that she went through desperate measures to make sure she did not die alone. They wanted to be accepted into society, they wanted to be like everyone else. Most importantly they just wanted to be happy.
By Miss Brill and Emily being unique it made them lonely and not accepted. Miss Brill was just doing what she do every Sunday to make her happy but it made her antisocial and lonely in the process. Emily felt that she was being judge because she wasn’t married. Even if you are surrounded by people, you can still be