Course Hero. (2019, October 4). Miss Brill Study Guide. In Course Hero. Retrieved November 22, 2019, from https://www.coursehero.com/lit/Miss-Brill/
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Course Hero. "Miss Brill Study Guide." October 4, 2019. Accessed November 22, 2019. https://www.coursehero.com/lit/Miss-Brill/.
Footnote
Course Hero, "Miss Brill Study Guide," October 4, 2019, accessed November 22, 2019, https://www.coursehero.com/lit/Miss-Brill/.
Overview
Author
Katherine Mansfield
Year Published
1920
Type
Short Story
Genre
Fiction
Perspective and Narrator
"Miss Brill" is narrated from an omniscient, limited third-person point of view, following the perspective of the title character. The choice of third person rather than first person illustrates that despite having a rich inner life, Miss Brill is removed from the harsh reality of her actual situation.
Tense
"Miss Brill" is narrated in the past tense.
About the Title
The titular Miss Brill is the central character, a spinster who lives an isolated life but imagines that she contributes something brilliant to society by being part of it.
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