Shiela Birling Flashcards
(11 cards)
suggests childish dependance and lack of maturity
“im sorry daddy”
her early moral awakening
“it was my fault”
deep remorse for her role
“Ill never never do it again”
growing empathy and challenges captalism
“but these girls arnt cheap labour they’re people”
mocks geralds showing her superiority and criticise his use of his male privilege
“You were the wonderful Fairy Prince. You must have adored it.”
aligns with the inspector message (proxy)
“you mustn’t try to build up some kind of wall between us and that girl”
emotional conflict
“i dont dislike you half as much as i did half an hour ago”
extension of the inspector (proxy)
“if all that comes out tonight is we all start questioning at least thats something”
shielas deep change and seperation with her family
“your just beginning to pretend all over again”
rejects her parents lack of resposibility
“it scares me the way you talk”
Shiela represents
symbol of hope
resposibility
a voice of the future
the younger more opened minded generation
