Miss Brill is an English teacher who spends her Sunday afternoons observing and listening in on strangers’ conversations. This is Miss Brill’s form of entertainment, and she views these conversations as “plays,” and imagines herself playing a role in these plays as well. Aside from eavesdropping on peoples’ conversations, Miss Brill in addition seems to have an obsession with clothing. She’s very descriptive in her language when speaking about the clothes of other people and also treats her fur almost as if it’s still living. When Miss Brill talks about her fur, this adds to the story by adding in an odd twist that catches the reader’s attention. Otherwise, the fur doesn’t contribute to the story much beyond that. Mansfield describes the main character Miss Brill (in Miss Brill) to be an older lady reliving experiences through other people. Mansfield states that Miss Brill “smoothed the newspaper as though it were the manuscript of her part” with Miss Brill herself then saying ‘“Yes, I have been an actress for a long time.”’ This part of the story furthermore shows that Miss Brill thinks she is a “part” of these peoples’ conversations. It is likely that she spends her Sunday afternoons this way because she finds these strangers as “company” to her, and it appears that she doesn’t really have many other friends. This story thoroughly shows the audience Miss Brill’s character through her Sunday afternoon endeavors.