The Great Gatsby Dialectical Journal Essay
July 06, 2012
Journal #2 – Miss Brill
“Behind the rotunda the slender trees with yellow leaves down drooping”.
This quote represents Miss Brill’s old age. Using the autumn season means that Miss Brill is long past her prime and is about to enter the final stage of her life – winter. Also, the “yellow leaves” described in the story are colourless and decayed, just like Miss Brill. At the end of the story, the boy and the girl basically say that Miss Brill is decayed and obsolete by calling her a “stupid old thing” who wears a very weird fur around herself.
“Miss Brill was glad that she had decided on her fur”. “Dear little thing! It was nice to feel it again”. “She unclasped the necklet quickly; quickly, without looking, laid it inside”. …show more content…
Miss Brill’s nationality seems more English and not French. The story takes place in autumn, symbolizing her old age and takes place mostly in a park. While most others are conversing with one another at the park, this shows the contrast between Miss Brill and most of the other people at the park; Miss Brill does not say one word to anyone.
3. Miss Brill is very old, unmarried and she is lonely so she listens in on conversations.
4. Miss Brill is excited especially this Sunday as she is wearing her fur, and she enjoys her Sundays at the park because this is where she feels less isolated; she is able to eavesdrop on other people’s conversations.
5. The woman in the ermine toque is similar to Miss Brill herself, alone. The toque has also decayed just like Miss Brill.
6. At the beginning she is excited and glad that she is going to the park with her beloved fur. At the end, she is devastated. She is a developing character as she realizes what others truly think about her.
7. The fur serves as a symbol to Miss Brill herself and the meaning of the final sentence shows that she admits her empty life.
8. She comes to a realization of her lonely life and she is unable to supress these
Journal #2 – Miss Brill
“Behind the rotunda the slender trees with yellow leaves down drooping”.
This quote represents Miss Brill’s old age. Using the autumn season means that Miss Brill is long past her prime and is about to enter the final stage of her life – winter. Also, the “yellow leaves” described in the story are colourless and decayed, just like Miss Brill. At the end of the story, the boy and the girl basically say that Miss Brill is decayed and obsolete by calling her a “stupid old thing” who wears a very weird fur around herself.
“Miss Brill was glad that she had decided on her fur”. “Dear little thing! It was nice to feel it again”. “She unclasped the necklet quickly; quickly, without looking, laid it inside”. …show more content…
Miss Brill’s nationality seems more English and not French. The story takes place in autumn, symbolizing her old age and takes place mostly in a park. While most others are conversing with one another at the park, this shows the contrast between Miss Brill and most of the other people at the park; Miss Brill does not say one word to anyone.
3. Miss Brill is very old, unmarried and she is lonely so she listens in on conversations.
4. Miss Brill is excited especially this Sunday as she is wearing her fur, and she enjoys her Sundays at the park because this is where she feels less isolated; she is able to eavesdrop on other people’s conversations.
5. The woman in the ermine toque is similar to Miss Brill herself, alone. The toque has also decayed just like Miss Brill.
6. At the beginning she is excited and glad that she is going to the park with her beloved fur. At the end, she is devastated. She is a developing character as she realizes what others truly think about her.
7. The fur serves as a symbol to Miss Brill herself and the meaning of the final sentence shows that she admits her empty life.
8. She comes to a realization of her lonely life and she is unable to supress these