"At bottom a criticism of life" 

    According to the Victorian poet and literary critic Mfathew Arnold, literature is "At bottom a criticism

of life" means that the most important thing about literature is that it judges life. I agree with this

statement. In the short story "Miss Brill" by Katherine Mansfield characterization is used to critize the life

of the character, Miss Brill.

    The first characterization in the story is about how lonely she is.  She doesn't have any friends.  She

always go to the park on Sunday.  She doesn't talk to anybody.  She just looks for the people in the park,

and eavesdrop other people's conversation.  She thinks of herself as an actress in a play at the park.  In

here we can see how lonely and pitiful Miss Brill is.