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Mind Map by liammaddock, updated more than 1 year ago
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Created by liammaddock
about 11 years ago
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Mr Birling
- Position in 1912 economy
- on top of his game
- dominant male in
patriarchal society
- successful business owner
- corperate fat cat
- high up in society
- "I was an alderman for years
and Lord mayor for two years"
- "There's a fair chance I might
find my way into the next
honours list"
- "I was an alderman for years
and Lord mayor for two years"
- on top of his game
- personality
- patronising
- "nothing to do with you,
Shiela. Run along"
- "Just keep quiet, Eric,
and don't get excited"
- "nothing to do with you,
Shiela. Run along"
- egotistical
- "There's a fair chance I
might find my way into the
next honours list"
- "There's a fair chance I
might find my way into the
next honours list"
- ignorant
- "and it doesn't seem to
me very important"
- "and it doesn't seem to
me very important"
- insensitive
- "Rubbish! If you don't come down
sharply on some of these people
they'd soon be asking for the earth."
- "Rubbish! If you don't come down
sharply on some of these people
they'd soon be asking for the earth."
- patronising
- Relationships
- Mrs Birling (wife)
- Uses his power
to her own benefit
- nags/suggests to him
- "Arthur, you're not supposed
to say such things"
- "Arthur, you're not supposed
to say such things"
- Uses his power
to her own benefit
- Eric (son)
- personalities contrast
- different political views, Eric -
socialist Mr Birling
conservative/traditionalist
- different political views, Eric -
socialist Mr Birling
conservative/traditionalist
- patronising to his son
- "Just keep quiet, Eric,
and don't get excited"
- "Just keep quiet, Eric,
and don't get excited"
- distant relationship
- doesn't acknowledge
alcohol problem
- doesn't acknowledge
alcohol problem
- personalities contrast
- Eva Smith (employee)
- fired by Mr Birling
- created turmoil in his factory
- unfair pay
to women
workers
- "They wanted the rates raised so they
could average about twenty-five shillings a
week, I refused of course".
- unfair pay
to women
workers
- created turmoil in his factory
- mysteriously linked
to her death
- fired by Mr Birling
- Mrs Birling (wife)
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