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Mr Birling
- capatilist
- All for himself
- p10 - 'should ignore the cranks who
claim everybody has a responsability
to care for everybody else
- This is in
reference to
Prestley who is a
socialist
- This is in
reference to
Prestley who is a
socialist
- makes a speech about
their marriage and how it
will lead to closer links
between the Birling firm
and Croft pg6-7
- why he is for the marriage
- could be why he does want a ''scandal''
- could be why he does want a ''scandal''
- why he is for the marriage
- ''look after himself and his own''
- p10 - 'should ignore the cranks who
claim everybody has a responsability
to care for everybody else
- 'men with important
work to do sometimes
have to spend nearly all
their time and energy on
their buisness
- Represents what socialists
such as Priestley felt was
wrong with society
- All for himself
- Thinks he is powerful
- 'We don't guess- we've
had experience - and we
know.' pg7
- Older character - more
stubborn , no sympathy ,
cannot accept being in
wrong
- 'yes my dear, i know i'm talking to
much' pg 7
- suggests he has high opinion of his own importance
- suggests he has high opinion of his own importance
- has money ,power and
and social position but
no social justice
- felt threatened by Eva Smith
- called her a 'ring leader'
- therefore fired her
- therefore fired her
- called her a 'ring leader'
- 'We don't guess- we've
had experience - and we
know.' pg7
- Speech
- refers to titanic -
' The Titanic -
she sails next
week -
unsinkable,
absloutly
unsinkable' pg7
- Dramatic irony - makes
him look foolish and not
trust worthy
- Dramatic irony - makes
him look foolish and not
trust worthy
- says there
will never be
a war
- ''i say there isen't a
chance of war''
- ''i say there isen't a
chance of war''
- refers to titanic -
' The Titanic -
she sails next
week -
unsinkable,
absloutly
unsinkable' pg7
- Class status
- He tries to impress Gerald
as they are higher class
- pg4 ''it's a pity Sir George and - er - Lady Croft can't be with us''
- shows he feels awkward as they did not arrive
- shows he feels awkward as they did not arrive
- looks up to them and wants
to be part of his buisness
- pg4 ''it's a pity Sir George and - er - Lady Croft can't be with us''
- shows off to Gerald
about getting a
nighthood
- ''i gather there's a
very good chance
of a nighthood'
- ''i gather there's a
very good chance
of a nighthood'
- He tries to impress Gerald
as they are higher class
- Appearance
- 'heavy- looking,
rather portentous
man' pg1
- Mr Birlings size helps to
give him a threatening
appearance
- 'heavy- looking,
rather portentous
man' pg1
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