Eric Birling Act 3 Flashcards
“i was in that state when a chap turns easily nasty”
AO2: determiner “that” suggests it’s not the first time he’s acted like that
Context: use of the noun “chap” generalizes his actions and suggests that lot’s of men acted in that way
“i wasn’t in love with her or anything “
casual phrasing, used her for sex
“she was pretty and a good sport”
saw her more like an object that he could shag than a person
“you’re not the kind of father a chap could go to when he’s in trouble”
shows eric and arthurs bad father son relationship
Inspector goole says this not eric
“just used her for the end of a drunken evening”
inspector goole is suggesting that eric used eva and objectified her
“what does it matter now wether they give you a knighthood or not?”
eric is less concered with superficial things like a “knighthood” unlike his father shows the differnce between older and younger gen
“the fact remains i did what i did”
he knows he cant change his actions
“and i say the girls dead and we all helped to kill her”
shared responsibility
