Summary: Ms. Mackay divides the Brodie set and begins questioning them about Miss Brodie. I thought this would be the moment where we find out who betrays her, but none of the girls who tell her anything. There are two sewing teachers named Ellen and Alison Kerr who begin to do housekeeping for Mr. Lowther and Ellen Kerr tells Miss Mackay about the night dress under Mr. Lowther's pillow. It seems as though Mr. Lloyd has taken an interest in Rose. Although, his paintings of her and other schoolgirls all resemble Miss Brodie. Sandy insists with “near-blackmailing insolence” that Mr. Lloyd’s paintings reveal his obsession with Miss Brodie. Her attitude angers him, and he kisses Sandy intensely and then insults her.
Miss Brodie chooses to confide in one of the girls and she chooses sandy. she can remark that all of her ambitions are fixed on Sandy and on Rose, who continues to sit for Mr. Lloyd. Miss Brodie says Sandy has insight and Rose has instinct. She also concludes that Miss Brodie wants Rose to become Mr. Lloyd’s lover (i thought Miss Brodie and Mr. Lloyd were lovers? why would she want one of her students to do that?) and for Sandy “to act as informant on the affair.” However, Rose only models for Mr. Lloyd, and Rose is the one who carries the information back when Sandy has sex with him. WHOAAA, this is craaaaazy! After several months, Mr. Lowther’s engagement to Miss Lockwood is announced in the paper. The new girl, Joyce Emily Hammond, also admires her. Taking Miss Brodie’s political views to heart, Joyce Emily disappears from school, and six weeks later students learn that she has run away to Spain and died in a train accident.
Miss Brodie predicts that “Rose and Teddy Lloyd will soon be lovers.” Sandy realizes that this fantasy is not a game, it is real manipulation. Sandy realizes Miss Brodie “was obsessed by the need for Rose to sleep with the man she herself was in love with.” Sandy understands now that Miss Brodie’s has a real intention to play God in the lives of her students: “She thinks she is Providence … she thinks she is the God of Calvin.” Rose is not manipulated into becoming Mr. Lloyd’s lover, however.
Ironically, as she wonders which of the students betrayed her, Miss Brodie tells Sandy that she is “exempt from suspicion.”and Sandy says: “If you did not betray us it is impossible that you could have been betrayed by us.” As a nun, Sandy publishes a book on psychology entitled The Transfiguration of the Commonplace. She is visited by people who admire the book and by other members of Miss Brodie’s set. To a young man who visits, Sandy admits being influenced by her childhood teacher. Eunice lays flowers on Miss Brodie’s grave. Monica asks Sandy about the betrayal, and Sandy asserts, “It’s only possible to betray where loyalty is due.” So here we find out that it is SANDY who betrays Miss Brodie!
Quote: "Monica came again. 'Before she died,' she said, 'Miss Brodie thought it was you who betrayed her.'
'Its only possible to betray where loyalty is dude,' said Sandy.
'Well, wasnt it due to Miss Brodie?'
'Only up to a point' said Sandy." (Spark 136-137).
Reaction: From reading this quote i can infer that Sandy is the one who "betrayed" Miss Brodie. Although, Sandy doesnt feel as though she betrayed Miss Brodie because she didnt owe her any loyalty. When Sandy found out that Miss Brodie was basically trying to play "God" in her students' lives, she didnt feel that she owed her any loyalty. It's weird how the one person Miss Brodie trusted the most, is the one who betrayed her!
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