Zusammenfassung der Ressource
IC. gerald croft
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- I became.. the most important person in her life
- Gerald can come across as very self centred
- Nearly any man would have
- Trying to justify his actions
- Making it out to be normal that any engaged man would have an affair
- 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
- 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