mr birling

Question 1

‘all mixed up like bees in a hive- community and all that nonsense’ [ACT 1]

Answer 1

-mr b believes that socialism is a ridiculous idea, people shouldn’t work together, those at the top should use those at the bottom, those in 1945 know that a communal society works due to WW2

simile:
-bees work together in a community to create something good (the way socialism works)
-here he shows awareness to the class hierarchy as he emphasises the phrase ‘mixed up’ this means people of different classes are severely divided in this time, he would like society to stay like this

Question 2

‘look, inspector - i’d give thousands - yes, thousands’ [ACT 3]

Answer 2

repetition:
-emphasises his desperation
-his desperation is only because he wants to save himself, not because he feels guilt
-he now talks politely to the inspector as he understands the power he has
-still hyper fixated on money as he tries to use it to solve his problems