Eva Smith - Key Quotations

Question 1

‘_________ pennies’

Answer 1

counting

Her desperation indicates the difficulty of overcoming the boundaries of society and the restriction of her social position

Question 1

‘_____ her _______ out’

Answer 1

burnt, inside

The brutality of Eva’s death shows the position of victim that she holds to societal standards

Question 2

‘____ pretty’

Answer 2

very

Eva’s defining feature is her looks, being the view of men that wonen should be judged by their views and not personality and Priestley critiques this.

Question 3

‘young and _____ and _________’

Answer 3

fresh, charming

Gerald sees her as an object based on looks, showing the contemporary viewpoint of women in 1912 as the Suffragette movement was advancing.

Question 4

‘millions and ________ of Eva Smiths’

Answer 4

millions

The Inspector, Priestley’s mouthpiece shows the necessity for sympathy for the lower classes, propagating socialist views.