mr birling Flashcards
middle class, selfish, capitalist, ridiculed
1
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a hard-headed, practical man of business
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business is his main priority - he thinks highly of himself
2
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a man has to make his own way
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he’s selfish and doesn’t care about others - especially his workers.
3
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silly little war scares
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he is optimistic about the future and dismisses any fear of war. Priestley uses dramatic irony here to make him seem foolish, undermining his authority.
4
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there’s a very good chance of a knighthood…. the happiest night of my life
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he is trying to show off in front of Gerald as his parents are Lord and Lady. He doesn’t care that it’s his daughter’s special night, but about the business and status it will give him
