"...little boys with big white silk bows under their chins, little girls, little French dolls, dressed up in velvet and lace." -pg. 183
The setting of this story is very important in connecting to the theme. Miss Brill lives in France and is in a park dressed in fur. She is also very old, and the people around her are young. Miss Brill is an English teacher. All of these connect to the theme that she is very out of place. Although she sees herself as an actress in this big play in the park, others do not seem to think she fits in. Her profession, appearance, and circumstance all suggest that she does not conform to what she is trying to comform to. She also finds this out in the end when she overhears the young couple talking about her ugly fur.
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