Eric/Gerald

Question 1

Eric: Older vs Younger

Answer 1

“Half shy-half assertive”

Juxtaposing qualities suggest inner turmoil and complexity of his character. he is oppressed as a young capitalist made to be shy in immoral shadow of elders. Foreshadows later liberation/emancipation. progresses Eric’s character, illustrating moral progression.

Archetype of conflicted youth, emblematic of the disillusioned youth trapped within corrupt structures of a dehumanising society.

Question 2

Gerald: Social class

Answer 2

“It’s a favourite haunt of women of the town” (Act 2)

exemplifies intersectional misogyny focusing on the dehumanising women from the proletariat. Quote is emblematic of how social class and gender intersect to create a remorseless cycle of exploitation within capitalist system.

euphemism reflects how men of the Bourgeois seek to uphold a facade/veneer of propriety, while engaging in exploitation they pretend to condemn.