Gender Flashcards
1
Q
How did the play being set in 1912 affect his audience in 1945 about gender?
A
The audience were shocked to see the archaic views and treatment towards women
2
Q
What is Mrs Birling a symbol of?
A
Mrs Birling is a stereotypical upper-class pre-war woman with capitalist views who is a mirror of her husband
3
Q
“Hysterical child” “childish”
A
Mrs Birling’s attitude towards other women is mocking and reductive which mirrors her husband’s sexist condescension.
4
Q
“Eva smith”
A
Most common surname at the time was smith suggesting many other women experience the same.
5
Q
“I hate those hard-eyed dough-faced women.”
A
Gerald makes sexist comments about the women in the bar he visits. Description of prostitutes
