mr birling

Question 1

“We may look forward to a time when Crofts and Birlings are no longer competing but are working together – for lower costs and higher prices.”

Answer 1

• Capitalism: in context of marriage (symbol of love/commitment), he only sees it as a business deal

Question 2

“as if we were all mixed up together like bees in a hive – community and all that nonsense.”

Question 3

“It’s nothing whatever to do with the wretched girl’s suicide.”

Answer 3

• Refuses responsibility
• Doesn’t say her name, could be anyone, she is just a girl/ object
• Lacking empathy (comparison to Sheila)
• He’s putting responsibility on her, he doesn’t think he should help women/ lower class (socialism v capitalism)

Question 4

Eric: “Because you’re not the kind of father a chap could go to when he’s in trouble…”

Answer 4

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Question 5

“The whole story’s just a lot of moonshine. Nothing but an elaborate sell! (He produces a huge sigh of relief)”

Question 6

“rather portentous man…with fairly easy manners but rather provincial in his speech”