Katherine Mansfield’s “Miss Brill” paints out the life of a lonely woman on her typical Sunday afternoon. She puts on her fur and walks out to a local park just to observe her surroundings. She takes a seat at a bench and watches as the people pass by and as the orchestra plays its music. As the story progresses, the orchestra’s music changes depending on the mood of Miss Brill. There even comes a point where the music almost makes her cry. She is so enraptured by the people at the park, this so called “play” that she imagines, that when a young couple begin to make fun of her, it snaps her out of her imagination. She returns to her home, skipping the usual bakery visit, puts her fur away, and begins to cry. What was once a positive outlook
