gender Flashcards
(11 cards)
Mr Birling reflects a patriarcal and sexist view
“clothes mean something diffrent to women”
Sheila at the beginning of the play reflects the belief of women’s obedience and passiveness in a relationship
“is it the one you wanted me to have”
Mrs Birling’s sexist, traditional views.
Also her similarities with shiela when she was young
“When you’re married you’ll realise that men with important work to do sometimes have to spend nearly all their time and energy on their business” “just as i have”
Gerald objectifies and judges women based on their looks, showing male entitlement and superficial attitudes.
“i hate those dough faced and dough eyed women”
Sheila sarcastically comments on the clique that women should be rescued
“And you were the wonderful fairy prince”
Mrs Birling implies working-class women are morally inferior
“A girl of that class”
Gerald describes Eva in terms of how she pleased him, reinforcing how women were valued by men for looks and gratitude.
“She was young and pretty and warm-hearted – and intensely grateful.”
Eric shows casual male exploitation of women
“I wasnt inlove with her or anything she was pretty and a good sport”
The inspector criticises how working-class women are used by upper-class men for pleasure, then discarded
“Used her for the end of a stupid drunken evening.”
The inspector highlights that if everyone is not treated eqally then soon they will learn another way
“if men will not learn the lesson they will learn it in fire blood and anguish”
