Mr Birling Flashcards
How does Mr B describe himself
“I’m talking as a hard-headed practical man of business”
War
‘you’ll hear some people say war is Inevitable … fiddlesticks!’
Titanic
‘The Titanic – she sails next week…and unsinkable, absolutely
unsinkable.’
Sir Birling?
“I gather there’s a very good chance of a knighthood”
What does a man have to do
“A man has to make his own way – has to look after himself – and his
family too, of course”
About the suicide
“(rather impatiently) Horrid business. But I don’t understand why you
should come here.”
Thoughts on socialism
“you’d think everybody has to look after everybody else, as if we were
all mixed up like bees in a hive – community and all that nonsense.”
Name dropping and intimidation tactics
“I was an alderman for years – and Lord Mayor two years ago – and
I’m still on the Bench – so I know the Brumley police offers pretty well”
