gerald Flashcards
‘ you seem to be a nice well-behaved family‘
L = verb ‘seem’ -appear nice.
irony = they don’t behave well to Eva Smith.
C = appearances and reputation important Edwardian society; reality is considered from the public.
‘ they’d be all broke-if I know them‘
C = reflects class prejudice that working-class are irresponsible with money. In fact is the Birling and Gerald were a responsible.
L=WC treated as a collective ‘other’ - pronoun ‘they’- not as individual. Supports Mr B capitalist views.
‘ I don’t come into this suicide business… We can keep it from him’
L = euphemism ‘business’ wants to distance himself emotionally.
C = wants to conceal affair from inspector/public. Reputation in Porten than honesty.
‘ that girl gave me a chance that was nothing less than a cry for help‘
L = metaphorical language makes Gerald seem as if he is daisy saviour who is nobody rescuing her for prostitution. In fact, he is exploiting her vulnerability as wanting to keep her as his mistress, and abuse of power and wealth
C = reflects the UMC abuse of power over WC
‘ she knew it couldn’t last‘
R = creates pathos. Daisy has learnt that happiness is something she cannot expect in her life as a WC woman.
see = class difference means their relationship cannot last in a highly stratified edwardian society; it would be considered scandalous; turn a blind eye to mistress-hypocrisy/double standards
‘ it’s a hoax… We’ve been has’
Gerald is a character who introduces the mystery that inspector is not the police force. Who is he?
Our = audience dramatically engaged by this mystery. G. Forms his theory that the girl they encountered was not the same and there may be no suicide
‘ everything alright now Sheila. What about this ring?’
I like S and E, G Has not changed as a character and he has learnt no more lesson that has changed his view on how he treats WC or days with less power and wealth and him.
C = He assumes S will except his proposal as it is a good business Mike regardless where his infidelity. reflects expectations of woman in edwardian society
‘i’m rather more upset by this business then I probably appear to be’
L = hyphens-broken syntax-indicate his genuine emotional distress but this does not last and he learns no lesson from his abuse of power of a daisy and does not change as a person.
