eric essay plan

Question 1

intro

Answer 1

- expose the facade of upper class men
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Question 2

paragraph 1

Answer 2

• uneasy, hesitant, yet vocal on his opinions, shut down by his father
• ‘half-shy, half-assertive’ - indicates 2 sides to him, foreshadowing, duplicitous
• ‘he could have kept her on instead of throwing her out’ - more assertive tone
• ‘just let me finish, eric’ - mr birling, imperative,

Question 3

paragraph 2

Answer 3

• lack of presence, lack of responsibility
• return confirms his responsibility
• room is used a a symbol - represents their responsibility despite it being a symbol of wealth (?)

Question 4

paragraph 3

Answer 4

• accusatory, bitter, defeated
• language becomes more fragmented - ‘you killed her-and the child she’d have had too- my child-your own grandchild’
• blames mrs birling for his own actions
• ‘that state’ - euphemistic

Question 5

paragraph 4

Answer 5

• indicates potential to grow despite his actions
• young vs old
• ‘i don’t see much nonsense about it when a girl goes and kills herself’ - blunt, assertive
• responds to mr birling’s triumphant tone