thematic quotes Flashcards
social responsibility
“we are responsible for each other”-inspector
“public men, Mr Birling, have responsibilities”-inspector
“It’s what happened to the girl and what we all did to her that mattered.” -Eric
capitalism
“these silly capital vs labour agitations”- Birling
“A man has to make his own way”-birling
class
“a girl of that class”-mrs birling
“well, we’ve several hundred young woman there, y’know and they keep changing”-birling
age
“the famous younger generation”-Birling
“whats the matter with that child?”-Birling
“just keep quiet, Eric”-Birling
gender and attiudes to women
“i hate those hard-eyed dough-faced women”-Gerald
“and you think young women ought to be protected against unpleasant snd disturbing things?”-inspector
“she had far too much to say, far too much”-Birling
