Miss Brill by Katherine Mansfield

Miss Brill by Katherine Mansfield is a story of a lonely old women who sits in a park every Sunday. Question four on this story first asks why Miss Brill enjoys going to the park. Miss Brill enjoys it simply because, "she loved sitting there, watching it all!" (Mansfield, 184). She visits the park as her weekly routine so that she can listen into the conversations of all the other visitors. She also enjoys watching the activities people participate in. The second part of this question is more important because it asks why this specific Sunday is enjoyable. While observing and listening into the other conversations, Miss Brill realises that she is part of the routine for all these other people. Miss Brill finally feels important and accepted because she feels as though people would notice is she discontinued attending the park. She feels as though she is in a play and everyone has their special part. In her head, her part is acknowledged and accepted by all the other visitors. At the end of the story, we find out that she is actually not welcomed in the park by some people.