Eric Birling Flashcards
[STAGE DIRECTIONS]
“Half _____, half _______”
This shows….
Foreshadowing…?
“Half shy, half assertive”
> opposite words, quite a complicated person.
suggests that he carries two identities.
> Eric’s drinking problem.
“Why ________ they try for ________ wages”
This shows…
“Why shouldn’t they try for higher wages”
>sticking up for lower class from EARLY on in play. >foreshadows that Eric will become a socialist. >not as prestige as his parents.
“You’re not the kind of _______ a chap would go to when he’s in ______”
This shows…
“You’re not the kind of father a chap would go to when he is trouble.”
> represents the relationship between him and his father.
suggests that his father has no time for him due to money.
“______ was a ______sport”
This shows…
“She was a good sport”
> patronising of the lower class, insulting
use of the word is how you would describe a hobby or something to pass the time.
“I don’t even ________, that’s the ________thing”
This suggests…
“I don’t even remember, that’s the hellish thing”
> he was drunk and then can’t remember.
WLA- hellish: did something awful.
