Eva Smith Flashcards
What does her lack of voice represent?
Lack of power held by women and w/c in edwardian society:
Eva smith means what?
Biblical Reference to eve, and who we are all descended.
‘Smith’ represents all women.
Provides important lesson on how to treat those who have suffered inequality.
Daisy Renton means what?
Daisy - common flower - one of many w/c women. Judged largely on her physical appearance.
Renton - Pay for e.g her body
Large tear in fabric - her care and trust for society has been broken and is trying to live in the underworld of crime.
Quotes to describe her -
‘A lively good looking girl ‘ Mr B
‘A very pretty girl too -With big dark eyes’ - Sheila
‘very pretty - soft brown hair and big dark eyes’ - Gerald
‘She had been pretty- very pretty’ - inspector gooles
Shows how women are objectified
All focus on physical appearance
Highlights how they were treated as pleasure for men and not equals.
How does she represent double standard for men and women at the time?
Pregnant, can’t provide for herself financially but same standards weren’t for men. With Eric, the stolen money was the most important.
Quotes that support the double standard ;
Eric ‘Well i’m old enough to be married, aren’t I?’
Birling ‘Broke out and had a bit of fun sometimes’
Gerald ‘I suppose it was inevitable, she was young and pretty:’
Women was hard worker and had strong moral values as she refuses stolen money, however it’s her who’s driven to suicide, as the men suffer no concequences.
The inspectors quote on how eric treated eva;
‘As if she was an animal, a thing, not a person’
Summarises how women were objectified
What does she represent to do with women?
Women and W/C can’t get away with the same things men and higher classes can.
