Zusammenfassung der Ressource
Sybil Birling
- Social position
- Proud of it
- Traditional
- Stuck in her ways
- The rules of proper behaviour are more
important than morals
- Social superior to Mr Birling
- Won't let anyone boos her around
- "no power"
- Doesn't understand the world
- Main characteristics
- Traditional
- "There's no need to be disgusting
- Proud
- "I wasn'[t the only one of
you who didn't give in to
him"
- Prejudiced
- "a girl of that sort"
- Cruel
- "I accept no blame"
- Strict standards
- make her prejudiced against
the working class
- She thinks that they have lower standards
- She can't beleive a WC person
would not have accepted stolen
money
- She can't imagine her son being
involved with "women of that sort"
- It's these that make her blame the father of the child
- and not herself
- Because he got involved with a
working class girl
- She supports Charity
- She isn't very charitable
- Uses her influence to
have Eva removed
- angry that she pretends to have "fine feelings"
- Mrs B doesn't use her own when casting a verdict
- Themes
- Social Responsibility
- She thinks she should help people
who deserve it
- Self centred
- Hasn't noticed E's drinking problem
- isn't worried G has lost interest after the summer
- "I accept no blame
- Doesn't learn from the Inspector
- She forgets Gerald's "disgusting
affair" once the Inspector has left
- Stage directions
- "sharply"
- "bitterly"
- "Triumphantly"
- "smiling"
- Amused