Mrs Birling Flashcards
(3 cards)
1
Q
- She is far more loyal to her class than her gender
- Diminutive noun ‘girl’ shows that she looks down on women like Daisy, and she sees them as somehow immoral (undeserving poor)
MSB
A
‘Girls of that class’
2
Q
- She wants to distance herself from working class women
MSB
A
‘Impertinently made use of our name’
3
Q
- She uses the pronoun ‘us’ to illustrate that she sees the inspector and working class people as outsiders
MSB
A
‘You might be wanting to help him instead of us’
