context Flashcards
1
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politics context
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1912- capitalist
1945- labour won by landslide vote
billings represent capitalist in 1912
sheila and erics transformation into socialists represent change in political environment in 1945
2
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J.B Priestley context
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fought in WW1 - scathing of government abuse of authority
1945- cofounder of common earth party
uses inspector as mouthpiece to be scathing of capatilism
3
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women context
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1912- disenfranchised (no vote)
1945- men went to war so women seen as valuable
- sheila starts of voiceless and later develops a voice emphasising this change
4
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class system context
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1912- little social mobility
eva smith represents individuals with little social mobility
birling represented those who upheld oppressive systems
