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An Inspector Calls Eric
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- 1At the beginning ......
- 2"not quite at ease, half shy, half assertive"Insecure, awkward and unpredictable
An outsider (doesn't fit in)
volatile / impetuous streak - could hint at a double personality (some is unknown) - 3"suddenly I felt I just had to laugh" "suddenly guffaws"Is unpreductable and lacks self-control
Socially inept, awkward - 4"just keep quiet Eric and don't get excited"Adolescent and juvenile at the beginning of the play (treated as an irresponsible child by his father)
- 5Treatment of Eva ......
- 6"I wasn't in love with her or anything" "I was in that state where a chap easily turns nasty"He abuses and exploits her
He leads a dissolute lifestyle (e.g. drinking) - 7BUT ......
- 8"I was in a hell of a state about it" "I insisted on giving her enough money to keep her going"Shows genuine care for her when he discovers she is pregnant and even offered to marry her (would have been seen as scandalous)
May have been the most socially aware to start with as this shows he has a social conscience (he has already learnt his lesson) - 9As the play progresses ......
- 10"Why shouldn't they try for higher wages?"Supports the workers cause like Sheila - he becomes more assertive
- 11"Oh - my God - how stupid all this is"Regrets actions - repentant, remorseful, contrite, pentinent
- 12"It's what happened to the girl and what we all did to her that matters" "I'm ashamed of you"Becomes fully aware of his social responsibility and accepts the blame
He is appalled by his parents' inability to do the same and admit their responsibility
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- Year 10 (English) FlashCards sobre An Inspector Calls Eric, criado por Emily H em 12-12-2016.
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