Mr Birling

Question 1

mr birling quote 1

Answer 1

Unsinkable, absolutely unsinkable.

Question 2

mr birling quote 2

Answer 2

a man has to mind his own business and look after himself and his own

Question 3

mr birling quote 3

Answer 3

if we were all responsible… it would be very awkward

Question 4

mr birling quote 4

Answer 4

probably a socialist or some sort of crank

Question 5

mr birling quote 5

Answer 5

there’ll be a public scandal

social contamination>ethical rain
verbal siren-impending collapse of veneer shielding privilege
microcosm of class hypocrisy

Question 6

mr birling quote 6

Answer 6

There’s every excuse for what your mother and I did- it turned out unfortunately, that’s all.

conservative rhetoric of deflection
reads like a corporate press release
outcome> accountability
elite weaponise language as insulation- cloaking harm behind reasonableness

Question 7

mr birling quote 6 part 2

Answer 7

the whole story’s just a lot of moonshine

colloquial dismissal
weaponise scepticism