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Miss Brill Lesson
The document discusses themes from Katherine Mansfield's 'Miss Brill,' particularly focusing on societal norms and the loneliness experienced by women. It highlights the changing roles and perceptions of women in society, as well as the contrast between social status indicated by clothing and the feelings of isolation portrayed in the song 'Eleanor Rigby' by The Beatles. The text also explores Miss Brill's experiences in the park and how they impact her understanding of her life and identity.
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Miss Brill Lesson
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- 2. Coleman’s Classroom www.clmn.net KatherineMansfield Risk! Risk anything! Care no more for the opinions of others, for those voices. Do the hardest thing on earth for you. Act for yourself. Face the truth.
- 3. Coleman’s Classroom www.clmn.net MissBrill’s World Our World Few professions other than nursing and teaching are deemed socially acceptable for women who must support themselves. College graduates are as likely to be female as male. Women are employed in the workforce and in virtually every profession.
- 4. Coleman’s Classroom www.clmn.net MissBrill’s World Our World One’s social rank can be determined from one’s clothing. Gentlemen wear hats, ladies gloves, and fur denotes a position of some social standing. Women, with few exceptions, always wear dresses or skirts. Social conventions regarding dress are relaxed. Hats and gloves are uncommon and pants are a staple of most women’s wardrobes. Many believe fur to be a symbol not of status but rather an indication of cruelty and conspicuous consumption.
- 5. Coleman’s Classroom www.clmn.net MissBrill’s World Our World Common forms of recreation include reading, going to the theater, and gathering in public places such as parks or pubs. People often dress up to appear in public. 98 % of households in the USA own televisions. Personal computers have infringed on the time spent socializing with others in a public sphere. The most crowded space is often the mall.
- 6. Coleman’s Classroom www.clmn.net EleanorRigby The Beatles
- 7. Coleman’s Classroom www.clmn.net SongExcerpt I look at all the lonely people
- 8. Coleman’s Classroom www.clmn.net EleanorRigby picks up the rice in the church where a wedding has been Lives in a dream Waits at the window, wearing the face that she keeps in a jar by the door Who is it for?
- 9. Coleman’s Classroom www.clmn.net FatherMckenzie writing the words of a sermon that no one will hear. No one comes near. Look at him working. Darning his socks in the night when there's nobody there. What does he care?
- 10. Coleman’s Classroom www.clmn.net Allthe lonely people Where do they all come from? All the lonely people Where do they all belong?
- 11. Coleman’s Classroom www.clmn.net EleanorRigby died in the church and was buried along with her name. Nobody came. Father Mckenzie wiping the dirt from his hands as he walks from the grave. No one was saved.
- 12. Coleman’s Classroom www.clmn.net Allthe lonely people Where do they all come from? All the lonely people Where do they all belong?
- 13. Coleman’s Classroom www.clmn.net Loneliness •Solitary • Desolate • Alone • Depressed • Sad
- 14. Coleman’s Classroom www.clmn.net TheBasic Plot When? Anytime Where? A Park
- 15. Coleman’s Classroom www.clmn.net TheBasic Plot Who? Miss Brill Various Strangers Her fur
- 16. Coleman’s Classroom www.clmn.net TheBasic Plot What? woman spends a Sunday in the park and it changes her perception of life
- 17. Coleman’s Classroom www.clmn.net TheBasic Plot Why? Habit Enjoyment Meaning in life
- 18. Coleman’s Classroom www.clmn.net PlotComprehension Questions What is unusual about the way Miss Brill regards her fur?
- 19. Coleman’s Classroom www.clmn.net PlotComprehension Questions How does Miss Brill see herself? Why does that view change?
- 20. Coleman’s Classroom www.clmn.net PlotComprehension Questions What is Miss Brill’s $ situation? What is her job? What is different this Sunday when Miss Brill returns from the park?
- 21. Coleman’s Classroom www.clmn.net ForMore Information Email Mrs. C ccoleman@clmn.net Visit Coleman’s Classroom www.clmn.net