eric

Question 1

i was in that state where a chap easily turns nasty

Answer 1

drunk - trying to minimalise what he did and normalise it - ‘chap’

Question 2

he could have kept her on instead of throwing her out

Answer 2

he’s challenging his father - shows the working class is disposable and treated poorly.

Question 3

you’re not the kind of father a chap could go to when he’s in trouble

Answer 3

arthur isn’t a supportive good father - eric feels he can’t talk to him

Question 4

you’re beginning to pretend that nothing’s really happened at all

Answer 4

socialist, change in character.