Mr birling Flashcards
1
Q
“Unsinkable…unsinkable”
A
-dramatic irony
-repetition of unsinkable shows how stupid he really is.
-(titanic resembles working class who were left to die first -metaphor for capitalism)
2
Q
“Giving us the …, Edna?”
A
-rhetorical question
- acting like they give the lower class a choice
3
Q
“As if we’re all mixed up …. like …. in a hive,community and all that…”
A
-‘we’ and ‘all’ are collective phrases - an idea of equality and they way he mocks this shows how selfish he is.
‘as if’ has a certain tone (scoff) - like a joke , laughable ‘nonsense’
