Miss Brill[iant]

"And Miss Brill's eyes filled with tears and she looked smiling at all the other members of the company... But when she put the lid on she thought she heard something crying" (10; 18).

This entire blog will be about this fur thing, because that was my main focus when I read the story through the first time.

Things I think about the fur:

• It is a symbol for something.  Miss Brill is clearly an outcast, so I think that it kind of represents hope for her future with society.  She seems to be content, but I cannot seem to believe that someone who talks to a piece of fur (whatever that even is) can actually be satisfied by her social life.
• At the end of the story, she think that it cries?  Please tell this fur is not a live bunny or something.  Anyways, she put it up quickly and without looking at it, which seems to show that she gave up hope in her life.
• She too was crying a little bit earlier in the story.  This fur seems very closely related to Miss Brill.  For example, neither of them are ever described (I actually thought that Miss Brill was a squirrel for awhile).

I have another list for you!  These are my two ideas for what the theme could be.

• Losing hope not only hurts yourself, but those you love too.
• Do unto others as you would like others to do unto you.  Judging others can hurt.

I just thought you would like to know that I have learned this entire dance, but it really does not have anything to do with the story at all.  Oh, I just realized that he has fur on his head!  Connections!