gerald Flashcards
i think my father would agree to that too
. gerlad shows how similar his familys beliefs are to the birling beliefs that the upper- class bussiness owners should have lower costs and higher prices
. this presents gerald as an untitled, wealthy, upper-class man with no social responsbility, he agrees with the capitalist views so does his father
. gerald is on the villanous side of the story at the start, he doesnt care about individuals
‘i didnt feel about her as she felt about me’
. gerald openly admits that he has feelings for eva, but used her for a sexual relationship and kept as her as his mistress
. priestly does this to show upper-class people take what they wanted, regardless of the impact on others, or the emotional strain it could take
. gerald doesnt regret his actions , or feel sorry for how he treated eva
. instead he sees himself as heroic he ressuced eva and gave her money
’ what about this ring’
. gerald proves that he hasnt changed by the end
. he offers the engagement ring back, suggesting that he wants to forget about everything that happened and go on with their lives as normal
. he expects sheila to agree and pretend that the whole ordeal with the inspector never happened
. this porves he hasnt learnt anything from the story
