Tensions Within The Family

Question 1

Ts1: tension arises between different members of the B family due to contrasting views and ideologies of WC women

Answer 1

‘Girls of that class’
‘Get into trouble? Go on the streets’
‘You refused her… even the… pitable little… charity you had in your power to grant her’

Question 2

Ts2: tension appears between Mr B and Eric due to different views of workers.

Answer 2

‘Why shouldn’t they try for higher wages? We try for the highest possible prices’
‘If you don’t come down sharply on these people… they’d be asking for the Earth’

Question 3

Ts3: tensions appear between Mrs B and S due to S not willing to be of secondary importance to men.

Answer 3

‘I don’t believe I will’

(Men)‘spend nearly all their time and energy on their business… you’ll have to get used to that’

Question 4

Topic sentences:

Answer 4

Ts1: tensions in family due to contrasting views on WC women
Ts2: Mr B and E tension due to differing ideologies on workers
Ts3: tension between Mrs b and S due to not S not accepting being of secondary importance to men as Mrs B did.

Question 5

Quotes analysis

Answer 5

In ‘Mrs B’ ‘Sheila’ (ts3)and ‘conflict’ (ts1 and 2)

Question 6

Ts4: Due to no emotional support and children of B family treated like infants with no voice

Answer 6

‘What an expression Sheila!’
‘The famous younger generation who know it all’
‘You’re not the kind of father a chap could go to when he’s in trouble’
‘You don’t understand anything,you never did’