Sheila Flashcards
Childish language shows naivety.
“Mummy.”, “Daddy.”
Doubting Gerald of infidelity.
“(Half serious, half playful) Yes - except for all last summer, when you never came near me, and I wondered what had happened to you.” “Yes, that’s what you say.”
Beginning to side with the Inspector
“But these girls aren’t cheap labour - they’re people.”
Expaining how she got Eva fired from Milwards and got her fired.
“I’d gone in to try something on…I couldn’t be sorry for her.”
Regretting her actions and beginning to side with the Inspector.
“…I’ll never, never do it again to anybody.”
Losing her respect for her family and beginning to side with the Inspector.
“Why - you fool - he knows… You’ll see. You’ll see.”
Shows us Sheila’s naivety.
…very pleased with life and rather excited.
Becoming more like the Inspector.
(Cutting in)
Change from childish language (“mummy”), shows her development.
“No, Mother…”
Challenging the class structure due to the things she learned from the Inspector
“Perhaps it’s because impertinent is such a silly word.”
…repent, due to his “massiveness” and his “solidarity”.
“I know. Somehow he makes you.”
Giving another summary, becoming more and more like the Inspector as the story progresses.
“It means that we’ve no excuse now for putting on airs… I know jolly well you did in fact recognise her.”
Challenging her father and mother tries to return to normal, shaming their actions.
“You’re beginning all over again to pretend that nothing much has happened-”, “You began to learn something. And now you’ve stopped. You’re ready to go on in the same old way.”
