Sybil Birling

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GCSE English Literature (An Inspector Calls) Mind Map on Sybil Birling, created by Anisha Rai on 21/04/2016.
Anisha Rai
Mind Map by Anisha Rai, updated more than 1 year ago
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Sybil Birling
  1. Proud of her reputation and social status
    1. Will do anything to protect them
      1. More important than the hapiness of her children
        1. Even when being questioned by the Inspector, she won't back down
        2. Has traditional values
          1. Stricly follows rules of etiquette
            1. Good reputation of being polite will improve her family's status
            2. Traditional: "When you're married you'll realise..."
              1. Proud: "I was the only one of you who didn't give in to him"
                1. Prejudiced: "As if a girl of that sort would ever refuse money!"
                  1. Cruel: "I used my influence to have it refused"
                    1. Is Mr Birling's "social superior"
                      1. Comes from a family with higher social status that Arthur's
                        1. Always reminding her family to have better manners
                          1. Tells Sheila off for using slang
                        2. She supports charity but is not very charitable
                          1. Has the autority to decide who is "deserving" and who is not
                          2. She doesn't change
                            1. Self-centered
                              1. "I accept no blame for it at all"
                                1. Doesn't learn from the Inspector's message
                                2. Stage directions show her mind is made up
                                  1. "hautily"
                                    1. "Very sharply"
                                      1. "bitterly
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