Mrs Birling Flashcards
1
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(reproachfully) ‘Arthur, you’re not supposed to say such things-
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She is of a higher class
Indirectly commanding him
2
Q
When you’re married you’ll realise that men … have to spend nearly all their time … on their business.
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3
Q
husband’s social superior
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4
Q
‘I simply cannot accept responsibilty’
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5
Q
‘Look for the father of the child…it’s his responsibility’
A2
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6
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Girls of that sort
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Determiner ‘that’ ostracises the working class from herself, showing how little she think of them
‘Girls’ -> diminutive
‘sort’ shows that she thinks of all WC ‘girls’ as the same and that poverty is their defining trait.
Places herself at the top of the hierarchy by using patronising language
