IC. gerald croft

IC. gerald croft

1. priestleys message

   • represents the selfish attitudes of the upper class
   • key part in the chain of events that caused eva’s death
   • He lets the audience down
     • we had hope that he would change his attitudes, but he doesn’t

2. character development

   • He doesn't change his attitudes, even though we thought he would
     • shows how difficult it is to change the way someone thinks

3. I want you to understand that I didn’t install her to make love to her

   • He doesn’t want to be to blame for the death of Eva Smith
   • He still had some form of feelings towards her
     • He used the term ‘made love to her’. If he didn’t care he would’ve just said that he slept with her
       • There was a strong distinction between the classes, the two often didn’t mix or form any sort of relationship with eachother
     • Could also be trying to make it seem better, or to soften the blow

4. You decided to keep her as your mistress

   • Implies that Eva didn’t get to choose if she was his mistress
     • In 1910’s it wasn’t unusual for upper class men to keep mistresses

5. I don’t come into any of this suicide business

   • Gerald doesn’t want to be involved with anything to do with the lower class
   • Doesn’t want to ruin his reputation

6. What about this ring?

   • It’s been revealed that gerald has been unfaithful
   • He thinks everything can go back to the way it was
   • Doesn’t actually feel guilty about it

7. I became.. the most important person in her life

   • Gerald can come across as very self centred

8. Nearly any man would have

   • Trying to justify his actions
   • Making it out to be normal that any engaged man would have an affair

9. Young women ought to be protected against unpleasant and disturbing things

   • Hypocritical because of what Eva had to go through
   • The stereotypical view of women in 1912

10. I didn’t ask for anything in return

    • Shows that regardless of how he treated her, he’s morally good because he didn’t expect her to do anything else