Eric Birling Flashcards
What quote shows Eric stereotyping that clothes are more important to women ?
“I left em talking about clothes again. You’d think a girl had never had any clothes before she gets married. Women are potty about em.”
Finish the quote, “He could. He could have kept her on instead of…”
“throwing her out. I call it tough luck.”
What shows Eric’s understanding of what the inspector is trying to express ?
“Why shouldn’t they try for higher wages? We try for the highest possible prices.”
What quote shows Eric standing up to his parents ?
“Because you’re not the kind of father a chap could go to when he’s in trouble.”
What quote demonstrates Eric’s maturity ?
“The money’s not the important thing. It’s what happened to the girl and what we all did to her that matters.”
What Eric quote shows Eva Smith as more respectable than the Birlings ?
“Until she refused to take to take any more.”
