"Miss Brill"
I am very confused about this story. I have pretty much no idea where it takes place. I thought it may be a church because she said something about her "special seat" and recalls "Last Sunday" (p 183). This made me think that she would go there on Sundays, and since she is older, they usually have a seat they always sit in. I think this is wrong since the setting was outside, so maybe it is at a park? I don't know! Also, even though I did not really understand this, I did find some irony in the story. Throughout the whole story, Miss Brill sits there and judges others/people watches. She says "there was something funny about nearly all of them", so she obviously thinks about them and makes fun of them. It is like her form of entertainment. Then, at the end she hearst the kids talk about her. She gets so upset. I feel bad because I saw some little old lady being made fun of. At the same time, it was ironic because they were just like her. The only difference is that they said their thoughts outloud.
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