Miss Brill- Katherine Mansfield (characterization)

"There were a number of people out this afternoon, far more than last Sunday." PAGE 182

This quote is part of the characterization of the story. The characters' traits are told by the narrator through the eyes of the main character, Miss Brill. Miss Brill is the primary character. She changes throughout the story. She is first proud of her life and her fur. She then goes to the park and views the other people. She makes judgements on them; I think because of her own insecurities. She tells us what the other people are like by how she sees them. This tells us about her as a character as well as the others. Her character shifts as a result of the story's actions. She is first proud and almost arrogant. After she hears the young adults talking about her, she goes home ashamed. She does not stick to her usual routine to get the honey cake. When she gets home, she puts her fur away. The gesture that she heard something crying was probably showing that she was sad on the inside but felt that she had no choice.