IC. gerald croft

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Mind Map on gerald croft, created by Katie Evans on 11/04/2019.
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IC. gerald croft
  1. priestleys message
    1. represents the selfish attitudes of the upper class
      1. key part in the chain of events that caused eva’s death
        1. He lets the audience down
          1. we had hope that he would change his attitudes, but he doesn’t
        2. character development
          1. He doesn't change his attitudes, even though we thought he would
            1. shows how difficult it is to change the way someone thinks
          2. I want you to understand that I didn’t install her to make love to her
            1. He doesn’t want to be to blame for the death of Eva Smith
              1. He still had some form of feelings towards her
                1. He used the term ‘made love to her’. If he didn’t care he would’ve just said that he slept with her
                  1. There was a strong distinction between the classes, the two often didn’t mix or form any sort of relationship with eachother
                  2. Could also be trying to make it seem better, or to soften the blow
                2. You decided to keep her as your mistress
                  1. Implies that Eva didn’t get to choose if she was his mistress
                    1. In 1910’s it wasn’t unusual for upper class men to keep mistresses
                  2. I don’t come into any of this suicide business
                    1. Gerald doesn’t want to be involved with anything to do with the lower class
                      1. Doesn’t want to ruin his reputation
                      2. What about this ring?
                        1. It’s been revealed that gerald has been unfaithful
                          1. He thinks everything can go back to the way it was
                            1. Doesn’t actually feel guilty about it
                            2. I became.. the most important person in her life
                              1. Gerald can come across as very self centred
                              2. Nearly any man would have
                                1. Trying to justify his actions
                                  1. Making it out to be normal that any engaged man would have an affair
                                  2. Young women ought to be protected against unpleasant and disturbing things
                                    1. Hypocritical because of what Eva had to go through
                                      1. The stereotypical view of women in 1912
                                      2. I didn’t ask for anything in return
                                        1. Shows that regardless of how he treated her, he’s morally good because he didn’t expect her to do anything else
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