Social Class Flashcards
(6 cards)
1
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Mr Birling quotes for social class
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- “As if we were all mixed up together like bees in a hive - community and all that nonsense”
- “Public men, Mr Birling, have responsibilities as well as privileges” (said my Inspector)
2
Q
Mrs Birling quotes for social class
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- “I consider I did my duty”
- “I don’t suppose for a moment that we can understand why the girl commited suicide. Girls of that class”
3
Q
Sheila quotes for social class
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- “Look Mummy - isn’t it a beauty?”
- “But these girls aren’t cheap labour - they’re people”
4
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Eric quotes for social class
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- “Why shouldn’t they try for higher wages? We try for the highest possible prices”
- “She was pretty and a good sport”
5
Q
Gerald quotes for social class
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- “We’re respectable citizens and not criminals”
- “Everything’s all right now, Sheila [holds up the ring] what about this ring?”
6
Q
Inspector quotes for social class
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- “It’s better to ask for the earth than to take it” (said to Mr Birling)
- “We are members of one body”
