social class - themes

Question 1

what did priestly preach

Answer 1

equality

Question 2

what drives the hold play

Answer 2

class

Question 3

what does the inspector say which shows no matter the class, we are all part of the same group

Answer 3

“we are all members of one body”

Question 4

clear class systems at the time

Answer 4

• working class = hardest jobs, little money, includes Eva smith
• middle class = owned factories, professional jobs, includes the Birlings
• upper class = inherited land, lords and ladies, includes the crofts

Question 5

the family thinks class is all that matters

Answer 5

“I gather there’s a very good chance of knighthood” - Arthur

Question 6

class doesnt mean better behaved - hypocrisy

Answer 6

• mrs birling = “girls of that class”
• the inspector = “each of you helped kill her”