Kilman's experiences in the novel. For example, when the book states that he could not receive a teaching position due to his German origins. It has nothing in its name, however, the raincoat is its identity. “The shapeless raincoat successfully prevents the prying eyes of the world from glimpsing her body and symbolizes the completeness with which Miss Kilman has closed herself off from life” (Andresdottir 34). As old and battered as she may be, it represents her pride and the struggles she faced as a lower class woman and shows how difficult it can be to achieve a better lifestyle in a society ruled by the upper class. Although we do not explicitly see how the lower classes are treated, Mrs. Dalloway's brief interaction with Mrs. Kilman illuminates this discourse. As the novel gets closer to their confrontation, we learn that they have an extreme dislike for each other, where to Mrs. Dalloway, Mrs. Kilman represents everything she despises and even comments on the way she dresses for women , where Mrs. Kilman sees Mrs. Dalloway as "the most useless class: the rich with a smattering of culture" (Dalloway