Sheila Birling - Analysis Flashcards
“but these girls aren’t cheap labour - they’re people” what does this show
defending Eva and the lower class which shows she has better morals than her family
“i’ll never, never do it again” what does this show
she feels remorse, repetition shows she’s sympathetic - unlike the rest of her family
“why - you fool - he knows, of course he knows” what does this show
intelligent, perceptive, understands the inspectors role, understands pointlessness of lying, sees she’s beyond everyone else, knows the inspector is omniscient
“then, i’m staying” what does this show
dominant and powerful, shows bravery because she’s ready to accept the truth, decisive, emphatic tone
“you mustn’t try to build a kind of wall between us and that girl” what does this show
educating her own mother, intuitive and instinctive, uses a metaphor to show there’s distance between them and the poor, saying you can’t be separate from people because society is connected
“he’s giving us the rope - so that we’ll hang ourselves” what does this show
changes the Inspector’s words to show she’s becoming like him, getting her family to understand the importance of acceptance and honesty
“mother, i think that was cruel and vile” what does this show
speaking up to her parents, courage to reject her mother’s actions which project her sympathy for Eva. Adjectives reflect she’s realised what her mother has done
“and it frightens me the way you talk” what does this show
shows her concern for society, she’s realised society is doomed because most people feel that way now, verb ‘frightens’ shows she extent of her alarm
