Character: Eric

Question 1

“Could I have a drink first”

Answer 1

Shows that Eric uses alcohol in difficult situations to escape from unhappiness. This is ironic as despite his father having many things such as money power and status and shows that priestly believes that money cannot buy happiness.

Question 2

“I’m never likely to forget.”

Question 3

“I was in that state when a chap easily turns nasty“

Answer 3

This reference is from the moment when Eric first went to Eva’s home. He threatened her to make a row. This shows how vulnerable she was because of her jobless and poor nature as a women and could not turn down a man. This shows the imbalance in power between the 2 genders and social classes and shows that priestly wanted to highlight how women were treated at the time