Sybil Birling Flashcards
1
Q
‘Simply absurd a girl in her position’
‘Fine feelings’
A
- assumes because she is unmarried and pregnant that she is unable to have ‘fine feelings’
- COLD OPINION
2
Q
‘No of course not. he’s only a boy’
A
- shows her ignorance by defending Eric when saying ‘ofc not’
- states he is only a ‘boy’, she refuses to see him as a man and wants him to stay innocent
3
Q
‘The things you girls pick up these days’
A
-snobbish opinions, they should behave properly as it would ruin her reputation
4
Q
‘I blame the young man’
A
-clearly being ignorant and doesn’t believe anyone else should take the blame ‘I accept not blame for it at all’
5
Q
‘As if a girl of that sort would ever refuse money’
A
-as a woman herself, she should understand Eva’s situation but she is prejudiced against her, almost as if because she is from a lower class she doesn’t deserve the help and will only get help if she does what the man says
