Mr Birling Flashcards
1
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Paragraph 1 - how he’s first described
A
“Heavy looking, rather portentous man / provincial in his speech”
2
Q
Paragraph 1 - his belief in individualism
A
“A man has to make his own way - has to look after himself”
3
Q
Paper 2 - highlighting his arrogance and ignorance
A
“The titanic - she sails next week .. and unsinkable absolutely unsinkable”
4
Q
Paragraph 2 - makes him short sighted and foreshadows war
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Describes war as “fiddle sticks” and that there will be “peace and prosperity”
5
Q
Paragraph 3 - him dehumanising the loser class and going against Sheila
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“If you don’t go down hard on these people they’d be asking for the earth”
6
Q
Paragraoh 4 - shows he only cares about his reputation and refusal to change
A
“I’ve got to cover this up as soon as I can”
