Character :Mr Birling Flashcards
“working together – for lower costs and higher prices.”
Shows how Sheila’s marriage is only for financial gain and demonstrates how the upper class paid unreasonable wages to their workers for their own gain. This also shows how selfish they are as they do not care about the livelihood hood of others
“Don’t worry we have seen the worst of it”
This is regarding the strikes in the mines. This is completely wrong as there were many labour strikes at the time. This shows how little he thinks of the working class and shows that if he does not change his ways he will suffer in the future
“Hard headed man of business ”
Stanley Baldwin was a prime minister between the two wars and was a “hard faced man” for profiting of the war.
This is similar to Mr Birling as he also profiting off the suffering of his workers
This also is similar to other affluent men at the time who all set wage’s extremely low
“We employers are coming together”
Shows how the rich have conspired to have set wages to increase profits at the time and caused many workers to not be able to afford food for them and their families
“I can’t accept any responsibility“
Shows that even though he has done so much wrong and driven a person to death he does not take any blame. Shows the riches selfish nature.
“A mand has to make his own way”
shows that you should look after your own well being. presents his capatislist views as selfish. He then continues to continue on talking about taking care of your family. this can show that he views as family as a secondary thought and emphacisis how selfish he is
“unsinkable absolutly unsinkable”
Dramatic irony as it did sink. The titanic could illistrate wealth and power and symbolisis capatilism. This can forshadow the downfall of his views by the inspector who represents socialism
