"Miss Brill" is the story of, as you say, a "sensitive,
lonely, and sad" woman. The truth is that she is all of those things from the opening
lines of the story; however, her eyes aren't opened to that truth until the incident
with the young couple on the bench. She's not crazy, but she does talk to her fur. She
has no family and, when she ponders telling her observation about life being a play to
someone, she thinks of an old man she reads to and a few students she tutors in
English. She talks to no one while at the park but creates stories about their lives in
her head. Once her eyes have been opened, she sees what a lonely little creature she
must appear to others--which she actually is. She no longer finds joy in the simple
pleasure of a nut in her bakery treat, and she cries as she returns her fur into its
box--and re-enters the sad, lonely confines of her
"closet."
I've attached a great e-notes link below if you
need more help. Good luck with your essay.
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