Birling Flashcards
Unsinkable, absolutely unsinkable
Germany don’t want war
Dramatic irony Capitalists aren't always correct Not to be trusted Often wrong War and suffering - whole world suffered Extent of the problem of Capitalists
As if we were all mixed up together like bees in a hive - community and all that nonsense
A man must make his own way
Counters the Inspector’s views that “we are members of one body”
Doesn’t believe everyone should help each other as we aren’t ^
Despite him relying on the lower class for “lower costs and higher prices”
Hypocrisy
When this comes out at the inquest…
You’re the one…
It isn’t going to do us much good
I blame for this
Misses the point of the situation and the lesson
Treats it as a criminal investigation when it is not
Still blames others and is not taking responsibility unlike Sheila and Eric
The famous younger generation……
And they can’t even take a joke
It seems as if he believes that the situation is almost humorous, downplaying the severity of the situation
Possibly to make what he and everyone else did seem not as bad
We’ve been had,…
That’s all
Backing up his downplay of the seriousness of what has happened to Eva Smith
Highlighted by Sheila’s retort (“that’s all”) in italics, emphasising how unreasonable and ignorant he is
