Comparing Miss Brill And A Clean Well-Lighted Place

Being old is a concept formed by those not yet affected. In Katherine Mansfield's "Miss Brill" and Ernest Hemingway's "A Clean Well-Lighted Place", both protagonists are roughly the same age; however, their outlook on life differs drastically. Thus, age does not determine the presence of a youthful mind. Additionally, individuals of all ages see old people as a nuisance and a liability. Furthermore, generalizations can have a variety of impacts on someone's life; some being certain and some negative. Conclusively, the stereotype of being "old" is subjective and shifts between those of all ages, mindsets, and cultures. A mature mind is not affected by the age one has become. To begin, not all those who are old "act their age". For
Many individuals offer into the antagonism of a generalization, despite their original hesitance. Miss Brill acknowledges she is contrarily taken a gander at by youth and returns to "her room like a cupboard...[and] when she put the lid on [her fur] she thought she heard something crying." (page 268) Then again, some have an acknowledgment that they ought not give derisive stereotypes or names a chance to influence and apply to them. The old man perceives that age does not make a difference to saying to himself that, "he would go to sleep. After all, … it's probably just insomnia." (page 5) Stereotypes may not necessarily be pertinent to somebody contingent upon where they are physically, emotionally and mentally. Further, at the end of both books, the protagonists both do a complete one-eighty. In "A Clean Well-Lighted Place" the old man goes from wanting to commit suicide to accepting his age, and in "Miss Brill" Miss Brill has gone from a young woman in a fictional universe to a tragic, clever old individual in a dim reality. Taking everything into account, not all stereotypes are great, and not all stereotypes are awful; thusly, keeping a receptive outlook would be