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Flashcards by Sarah Lightbulb, updated more than 1 year ago
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Created by Sarah Lightbulb
about 8 years ago
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| Question | Answer |
| "Millions and millions of Eva Smiths and John Smiths." | Here he is linking Eva/Daisy to the rest of society, or even the rest of humanity. He is trying to let the Birlings acknowledge that the way Eva has been treated is not uncommon, and they should not ignore it. |
| (Mr Birling) "...You'd think everybody would have to look after everybody else...community and all that nonsense." | This shows that Birling holds very capitalistic views, that he believes one should look after themselves. |
| (Mr Birling) "it'll make war impossible." "the Titanic...unsinkable." | Here, Priestley is using dramatic irony to make Birling look short-sighted. Priestley’s original audience probably would have found Birling’s reference to the Titanic more distressing than a modern audience because some of them may have known people who died in the disaster. Priestley’s dramatic irony, then, is poignant, not merely coy and comfortable, for the audience. |
| (Gerald) "Not if it was just after the holidays. They'd all be broke." | Here, he is making a generalisation that the workers spend all their money whenever they can, which contributes to why they are poor (as oppose to the conservatives "work hard for your own" mindset) |
| (Inspector) "You see, we have to share something. if there's nothing else, we have to share our guilt." | "We" shows that he is being inclusive and is, in turn, trying to dispute a socialist viewpoint. |
| (Mrs B) "I think you ought to go to bed...and forget about this absurd business." | Here, she is being patronising towards Sheila; could be illustrated as Mrs B thinking Shelia wouldn't be able to handle the involvement of Eva and their family. "Absurd business" refers to Eva's death. Could be considered as a harsh euphemism. |
| "We are members of one body." | This is an idea found in the Bible and the Inspector uses similar phrasing to suggest that we have a "sacred" duty to care for one another. It makes the inspector sound like a religious figure. |
| "Burnt her inside out." | The inspector is using graphic imagery to shock the audience. This creates an image that distressed Shelia and the audience. |
| "Fire and blood and anguish." | These sound like the end of the world described in the Book of Revelation, where "fire mingled with blood" rains down - people are being punished for their sins. |
| Shelia character growth | At the beginning of the play, Shelia uses simple and childish language, with the example of her saying "I'm sorry, Daddy" when she's not listening to her father. However, by the end of the play, she's confident, assertive and blunt, with the example of her saying "We drove that girl to suicide." She is also willing to take responsibility (unlike her parents). |
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