Social Class Quotes Flashcards
Mr Birling 1
” as if we are all mixed up like bees in a hive - community and all that nonsense “
Mr Birling 2
” if you don’t come down sharply on some of these people , they’d soon be asking for the earth “
Mr Birling 3 ( reputation )
” there’ll be a public scandal - unless we’re lucky - and who here will suffer from that more than I will ? “
Mrs Birling
” as if a girl of that sort would ever refuse money ! “
Eric
” why shouldn’t they try for higher wages ? We try for the best possible prices “
Gerald
” I became at once the most important person in her life “
Mr Birling 4 ( to inspector who goes against society norms )
” perhaps I should warn you that he’s an old friend of mine , an that I see him fairly frequently . We play golf together …”
Inspector ( dryly - in response to mr Birling 4 )
” I don’t play golf “
~ going against society norms as he doesn’t show much respect or interest in the upper class
Inspector 2 ( on Eva smith )
” she needed not only money , but advice , sympathy , friendliness “
Inspector 3 ( says that Eric … )
” used her as if she was an animal , a thing , not a person “
