Class

Question 1

How does Priestley show class in the play

Answer 1

He explores and shows the treatment of world king class people like Eva by the birlings and Gerald

Question 2

Mr birlings opinion on the working class

Answer 2

If you don’t come down harshly on these people they would  be asking for the world. 
He feels it’s his responsibility to come down harshly on lower class workers and wants the audience to realise that this is the wrong attitude to have

Question 3

Gerald

Answer 3

Talking about alderman joe meggarty as being a drunk and womaniser
-he’s a notorious womaniser as well as being the worst sot
The senior family is shocked to hear this as they remain oblivious to any bad act that an upper class member commits

Question 4

Mrs birling

Answer 4

When she’s talking about the moment Eva smith approached her charity 
- as if a girl of that sort will ever refuses that amount of money 
She has preconceptions of the working class suggesting they lack morals and will always take money

Question 5

Mrs birling quotes

Answer 5

A girl of that class 
That girl 
As a girl of that class will ever refuse that amount of money