Sheila Priestley's ideas

Question 1

What does Priestley use the character of Sheila for

Answer 1

Priestley uses the character of Sheila to represent his own views of social responsibility.

Question 2

Hope

Answer 2

She offers hope for the future and Priestley uses Shelia as an example of people’s changing attitudes towards those less fortunate than themselves. She is sympathetic towards Eva and other girls in her position, recognising that they were “not just cheap labour but people”. She accepts that her actions impacted on Eva’s life and that she cannot disconnect her actions from the effects these have on others. She recognises and understands the Inspector’s message that we are all collectively responsible for all that happens in the world.

Question 3

The Inspector

Answer 3

At times she acts as almost an assistant to the Inspector, in that at times she acts as almost an assistant to the Inspector, in that