Themes Flashcards
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Responsibility: which two characters accept responsibility by the end?
Sheila and Eric.
Responsibility: which three characters want to forget it all once the Inspector seems a hoax?
Mr Birling, Mrs Birling and Gerald.
Responsibility: how many members of the dinner party helped to drive Eva to her death?
All five: each one in a separate step.
Social class: which character speaks for selfish capitalism?
Mr Birling.
Social class: which character speaks for Priestley’s socialist views?
The Inspector.
Social class: what does Eva Smith represent?
Ordinary working-class people, especially working women.
Social class: which couple are the Birlings’ social superiors?
Gerald’s parents, Sir George and Lady Croft.
Gender: whom does Gerald rescue Daisy Renton from at the Palace bar?
Alderman Joe Meggarty.
Gender: which two men both met Eva at the Palace bar?
Gerald and Eric.
Gender: could women vote in general elections in 1912?
No.
Generations: which generation learns from the Inspector?
The younger generation: Sheila and Eric.
Generations: which parent does Eric say he could not go to for help?
His father.
Hypocrisy: which character turns Eva away from a charity?
Mrs Birling.
Wealth and power: what does Birling offer the Inspector in Act 3?
Money: thousands of pounds, if it would help.
Guilt: which character shows his distress by drinking?
Eric.