Eric Birling Flashcards
What quote shows Eric being misogynistic?
“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 have kept her on instead of…”
“Throwing her out.”
What Eric quote shows him beginning to challenge his father?
“Why shouldn’t they try for higher wages? We try for the highest possible prices?”
What Eric quote shows Eva Smith as more respectable than the Birlings?
“Until she refused to take any more-“
Finish the quote. “And I hate these fat old tarts round the town-…”
“The ones I see some of your respectable friends with-“
Suggest a quote where Eric stands up to his father.
“Because you’re not the kind of father a chap could go to when he’s in trouble- that’s why.”
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.”
