Theme : Social Class

Question 1

Eva as symbol of lower class how is she presentase

Answer 1

Never appears so audience perspective made of Birlings classist bias
Audience can decide what is reasonable
Priestly shows how easy it is for upper class to influence narrative Lower

Question 2

Upper class

“ pink and intimate “

Answer 2

Upper class Birlings live in blissful ignorance of suffering
Pink lighting symbolises Birlings optimistic rose tinted perspective

Audience forced to see end through same lens “intimate atmosphere “
Shows undisturbed of other troubles

Question 3

Sheila = epitome of lower class ignorance

“ wish you hadn’t told me “

Answer 3

“ wish you hadn’t told me “ - selfish naivety
Views herslef as victim not Eva

Question 4

Comparison of Sheila and Eva

Answer 4

One woman so “happy” the other “ destroying themselves horribly “

Question 5

“ nice little family celebration tonight and a nasty mess you’ve made of it now “
Insp response
“ promising life “

Answer 5

Juxtaposition- selfishness pettiness of Mr B
Aware of death but still mourns own party before hers

Echo of harsh ‘ nasty mess ‘ alongside ‘ promising life ‘ shows tragic reality of Eva’s death

Question 6

Birling = symbol of upper clsss privilege

Answer 6

Upper class use position to evade conflict and responsibility

Question 7

“ public man “

Answer 7

B expects to be treated differently
Inspector has to remind of ‘ responsibilities’
Implies B and public men have been neglecting duties

Question 8

How does priestly use social class

Answer 8

To emphasis rich and poor divide
Social clas salienates the groups so neither interact ( only see one class group on stage )

Priestly wants to encourage 1940s society to move forwards towards social equality

Question 9

1912 - class divided Britain

Answer 9

Rarely interact

WW1 dismantled class system brought people together - rationing meant duff classss lived similar lifestyles regardless of wealth
BUT class inequality still existed . PR emosh sides this