mrs birling/sybil Flashcards
‘I used my influence to have it removed’
(influence is a compelling force on something)
abstract noun: ‘influence’
-shows us how sybil (the rich) can abuse her social status to get out of bad situations
‘I’m very sorry. but I think she only had herself to blame’
-sorry is a complete juxtaposition to her words
-this is a compete antithesis of priestleys view on the treatment of the poor, he believe their suffering comes form capitalists refusal to help
‘I don’t believe it, I won’t believe it’
-sybil blames the father until he learns that he’s eric
-no fixed morality
-good & evil depends on who commodity’s the act in her eyes
how does sybil represent the welfare state?
-she is last to see eva smith before her death and represents the last resort - the welfare state
-in 1912, help of the poor was left to charities with limited money and priestly criticises this by giving valid reasons for sybil to turn eva away (impersonation)
-this shows how the welfare state is urgently needed