"Miss Brill" by Katherine Mansfield: Question 7/Characterization

       In Katherine Mansfield's short story "Miss Brill", the main character's, Miss Brill's, fur plays a significant role in the characterization of Miss Brill herself.  She talks to the fur and treats it as if it is human or an alive pet.  The fur seems to be her closest and dearest friend.  This causes the reader to believe that Miss Brill is actually very lonely.  She seems to have a very close connection and attachment to the fur, similar to this line, " She could have taken it off and laid it on her lap and stroked it," (Mansfield).  This intimates a very close bond between Miss Brill and the fur.  The meaning of the final sentence, "But when she put the lid on she thought she heard something crying," (Mansfield, 186) shows that Miss Brill truly believes that the fur is alive and has human qualities.  This makes her a very lonely person, if the only friend she really has is her fur.