Key Quotes/ Character Profile for Gerald Croft Flashcards
Who is Gerald Croft ?
He’s and upper class businessman. He’s about thirty and is engaged to Shelia
“ The easy well-bred young man-about-town” shows us Gerald is ….
Respectable
“Landed people and so forth” shows us Gerald is …
Upper Class
“ I wasn’t telling you a complete lie” makes Gerald a …
Liar
“ I should say so!”( Gerald agreeing with Mr Birling) shows us the Gerald like to be….
Traditional
He’s from an old county family, which makes him ….
Social superior
How is Gerald similar to Arthur Birling?
They both like talking about politics and Gerald supports Arthur in sacking Eva Smith “you couldn’t of done anything else”
Gerald might have made Eva /Daisy happy for a time but did also treat her badly because of her social status. He used her and when he was tired of her he discarded her p. This show which theme?
Social Class
KEY QUOTE “ EVERYTHING’S ALL RIGHT NOW, SHELIA “ show what ?
This shows Gerald was upset when he learnt about Eva/Daisy was dead but got over it