An Inspector Calls Flashcards
4 quotes from the inspectors last speech?
There are millions and millions of Eva Smith’s and John Smith’s
Intertwined with our lives
If men will not learn that lesson then they will be taught in fire and blood and anguish
We are all responsible for one another
What did the inspector say when he blamed Eva death on all of them?
But each of you helped to kill her
What did the inspector say the events were?
A chain of events
What does Eric use to describe his sexual assault on Eva and what does he say?
Euphemism
And that’s when it happened
What does Eric say to blame his parents on the deaths of his child?
You killed her and the child shed have had too my child your own grandchild you killed them both
What does Eric say to blame everyone for the death?
I say the girls dead and we all helped to kill her
What does Sheila say to her mother?
It frightens me the way you talk
What does Sheila say to make her appear immature?
Yes go on mummy
What does Sheila say to stand up for the working class women?
But these girls aren’t cheap labour they’re people
What does Sheila say to make her appear very sorry?
I’ll never, never do it again to anybody
What does Mr birling say about the titanic and what does it symbolise?
The titanic unsinkable, absolutely unsinkable
The titanic symbolises his own family believes they are untouchable until the inspector arrives and gives them a rude awakening
When birling uses I often what does it symbolise?
It conveys his selfish attitude
What did me birling say about being responsible for each other?
You’d think everybody has to look after everybody else, as if we were all mixed up like bees in a hive
What does Mrs birling say about lower class girls?
Girls of that class
What does Mrs birling say to blame Eva?
I’m very sorry. But I think she only had herself to blame
