Knowlege Organiser Language Flashcards
Who is Arthur birling
Avaricious Edwardian businessman
Pompous
Archetypal capitalist
Who is stable birling
Aloof and supercilious (believes she is better)
Infantilises her children
Who is Shelia birling
Naive and materialistic at the START
perspective
Symbol of hope
How is Eric birling
Socially inept at the START
Victim of parents values
Undergoes a transformation
Who is Gerald Croft
Manipulative
Barrier to change
Who is Eva smith
Symbol of the oppression of the working class women
Evolves audiences pity
Who is inspector goole
Didactic
Voice of other characters conscience
Priestly mouthpiece
What did priestly believe about the class system
The class system is destroying Britain
The upper class was arrogant
Working class were oppressed
What did priestly believe about wealth and poverty
Employers mistreat their workers
Polity is inescapable
What did priestly believe about responsibility
Upper class must take responsibility for society
Fallout to take responsibility well cause war
What did priestly believe about gender
Emancipation of women will lead to a fairer and stronger society
No social safety network for pregnant women
What did priestly believe about capitalism and socialism
Capitalists are selfish and uncaring
Socialism will cure the ills of society
What did priestly believe about the generation gap
Future lies in the hands of the young
Old are stubborn and unwilling to change
