mrs birling

Question 1

'’as if a girl of that sort would ever refuse money!

Answer 1

contemptuous tone- ‘‘that sort’’ dehumanizsing, socially prejudiced, reducing eva to a type rather than an individual, revealing how the upper class strip identity from the working class

dramatic irony - audeince knows eva did refuse the money, exposing mrs birling’s moral blindness and reliance on class stereotypes

her views reflect how upper class use status to morally invalidate others

Question 2

'’i used my influence to have it refused’’

Answer 2

euphemism ‘used my influence’ - masks the cruelty of her decision in self-righteous language, highlighting how power is sanitised when held by the upper class

passive construction ‘‘to have it refused’’ distances herself from direct consequences of her actions, indicating a refusal to take emotional responsibility

Question 3

'’im sorry she should have come to such a horrible end. but i accept no blame for it at all’’

Answer 3

juxtaposition - ‘‘sorry’’/’‘accept no blame’’ - reveals hollow sympathy, shift in tone undermines the sincerity of her apology

conjunction ‘‘but’‘-erases her apparent regret, reinforcing emotional and moral detachment