Inspector calls Quotes Flashcards
The Titanic…absolutely unsinkable.’
Mr Birling: dramatic irony about development.
Germans don’t want war.’
Mr Birling: dramatic irony about conflict.
Nice, well-behaved family.’
Mr Birling: dramatic irony about his family.
‘Community and all that nonsense.’
Mr Birling: community/ Capitalism.
‘Girls of that class.’
Mrs Birling: class difference/ prejudice.
‘A man has to… look after himself.’
Mr Birling: responsibility/ Capitalism.
‘I did nothing I’m ashamed of.
Mrs Birling: lack of responsibility.
‘As if a girl of that sort would refuse money.’
Mrs. Birling: preconception/ prejudice.
amous younger generation who know it all.’
Mrs. Birling: youth vs. age.
‘We helped to kill her.’
Eric: responsibility.
‘Beginning…to pretend that nothing much has happened.’
Eric: young vs. old.
As if she were an animal…not a person.’
Eric: social..class.
We’re respectable citizens not criminals.’
Gerald: class.
You might have done better for yourself socially.’
Gerald: social attitudes/ class.
‘Everything’s alright now Sheila. (holds up ring.) What about this ring?’
Gerald: change/ ignorance.
