Gender - Insoector Calls Flashcards
Context (gender)
Patriochal society
Mrs Birlimg quotes gender
“When you’re married you’ll realise that men with important work sometimes spend all their time and energy on businsss. Youll have to get used to that, just as I did. “I think Sheill and I better go into the drawing room and leave you men”. Refers to Sheill as “overxexcited, a hysterical child, childish”
Mrs Birling (gender)
Eva is working class but is not portrayed as a victim in character.”She’d had a lot to say”“husband who’d deserted her” “no claim to the name”
Sheilla (gender)
“Now I really feel engaged” “its the one you wanted” “furious temperl,”jealous” “was she pretty”. “Supposed to be engaged to the hero” “hands him the ring”
Mr Birling (gender)
Men as equals. “She’ll make you happy” “clothes mean something wuite different to a women”
Eric (gender)
“I hate these fat old tarts around the town”. Lhe was in the state where a chap turns easily nasty”
Gerald (gender)
” i think miss birling ought to be excused” “very pretty..young and fresh and charming” “set her up as his mistress but then dropped her when it suited him”