"Oh, how fascinating it was! How she enjoyed it! How she loved sitting here, watching it all!"
Miss Brill
Miss Brill does something that we all do occasionally- people watch. She simply does it more routinely than the average person, because she takes great pleasure in it. It is easy to see the intrigue of people watching- you get to create the story of the people from the few details you learn, rather than from their entire history. Everything is more interesting in our minds than in real life. Especially this week, Miss Brill is able to make herself a part of the stories of the people- a part of the "play". After making this incredible revelation, she is brought back down to earth. The words of a careless man calling her a "stupid old thing" ruins her fun. It is frustrating that a harmless woman had to be so hurt by the words of others, while doing something that brings her great pleasure. Just when she is about to hit the big stage, she is taken off the cast list.
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