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Eva
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- 1Priestley uses Eva's lack of voice and presence on stage to symbolise what?The lack of power held by women and the working class in Edwardian England
- 2The name choice of 'Eva Smith' makes it clear that Priestley does not want his audience to feel what?To not feel sorry for one working class woman
- 3How does Priestley use descriptions of Eva's appearance?To show how women were objectified in Edwardian England
- 4The character of Eva is also used to do what?To draw the attention of the audience to clear double standard of men and women at the time
- 5What did the Inspector say about how Eric treated Eva?'as if she was an animal, a thing, not a person'
- 6'as if she was an animal, a thing, not a person' summarises what?The way in which women were objectified by men as sources of pleasure, not equals
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- GCSE English Literature (An Inspector Calls) Flashcards on Eva, created by Angela De Leon on 06/08/2021.
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