An inspector calls Flashcards
I suppose it was inevitable she was young and pretty and warm-hearted and intensely greatful-Gerald Croft
Trying to justify his actions of cheating on sheila
Inevatable-adjective implies that he could not prevent there relationship
Intensley-shoes how Geralds wealth allowed him to care for her
After all y’know we’re respectable citizesns and not dangerous criminals-Gerald Croft
Respectable-Gerald assumes thst everybody will recognise his power this only comes from his social status
Dangerous-Adjective it seperates him from the lower class people implies the lower class are criminals nut if your in a high class it is justified
She had a long and tiring day…and now she’s obviously had about as much as she can stand-Gerald croft
Refering to sheilas emotional state
She-pronoun dissmisive of Sheilas feinlings as if she can’t have her oown far he is bellitaling her
List of adjective suggests that he thinks Sheila can’t deal with the dramatic events because she’s a woman
And I say the girls dead and we all helped kill her and that’s what matters-Eric Birling
Immitating the inspectors assertive tone
Aligning with the inspector more
Eric is angry at his parents for refusing to accept responsibility
We- collective pronoun Eric understands all of them are responisble
Why shouldn’t they try for higher wages-Eric Birling
Portrays a generational divide
The question sugests how greatlly Eric disagrees with Mr Birling
Shows Erics empathy and emerging socialist values
I was in the state where a chap easily turns nasy- Eric Birling
Conotes he raped Eva
State-noun implies that eric was drunk and demanded to be let in her room
Nasy-Adjective suggests he is blaming alchol for his aggresive state also connotes he may hsve forced his way into her room
Unsinkable absoloutley unsinkable-Mr Birling
Talking about the Titianic
Dramatic irony makes him seem foolish to the audiance
Absouloutley-Makes him seem overly confident in himself to the audience
Lower costs and higher prices-Mr Birling
He sees sheilas marriage to gerald as a buisness oppoutunity -Driven by money
Lower costs-Cheap labour of people like Eva
Higher prices-Highlits his capitalist nature of being obbsessed with money
I was quite justified-Mr Birling
Mr and Mrs birling show no remorse for Evas passing juxtaposing eric and sheila
Portrays that they don’t care about anything besides money
She was still Eva Smith when Mr Birling fired her
Eva Smith represents the whole of the lower class as it was a common name
Stil-refers to the fact she changed her name to Daisy Renton
She was pretty young and warm hearted
Describing Eva Smith
Young and pretty-Shows underlying patriachal society of the people still judging her appearane shws Geralds fondness of her
And in any case I don’t suppose for a moment that we can understand why the girl commited suicide
Talking about Eva
For a moment-She is not worth considering for a moment because of Eva’s class
The girl-not even worth a name, disrispect her
We are members of one body we are responsible for one another- Inspector Goole
Inspector is a mouthpiece for Priestley’s socialist views
One body-metaphor for society
We-inclusive pronoun everybody across all classes
Members-noun,implies that everyone’s equal it is a socialist view point
Millions of Eva Smiths and John Smiths still left with us-Inspector Goole.
Repitition of millions emphasises the vastness of those in need so social support
Eva and John-represents all working class men and women
Us-Shows how the rich and the poor are all alike
They will be taught it in fire and blood and anguish-Inspector Goole
Hellis/Religous imagery
Fire and blood and angish-asyndetic list shows the consequences of there actions on the poor and how that if they don’t change to socialism it will doom society
You musn’t try to build up a sort of wall between us and that girl-Sheila
Wall-metaphor for the boundries betwween the social classes
She dynamic to the new socialist views while Mr and Mrs Birling remain static
A man has to look after his own-Mr Birling
Emphasises the patriachal society of men having to look after the financial parts of the families
Emphasises his capitalist views
I know I’m to blame and for that I am sorry-Sheila
Showing remorse for her actions
Although her parents infantalise her she is maure and accepts what she’s done
These girls aren’t cheap labour they’re people-Sheila
Represents the socialist revolution society showing her feminist views
New woman ideology
You seem to have made a great impression on this child-Mrs Birling
Mrs Birling inftalises Sheila talks about Sheila as if she’s not there
Child-doesnt respect her as an adult
As if a girl of thsat sort would refuse money-Mrs Birling
Mrs Birling believes Eva would do anything for money cus she’s poor
that sor-class judgement
refuse-verb shors mrs birlings steryotes
I accept no blame for it all-Mrs Birling
Emphasises the generational divide
Selfish middle class
Childish
Foil to Sheila
