Mrs Birling

Mrs Birling

• cold-hearted and snobbish
• prominent member of local women's charity
• patronising, undermining character
• cold, uncaring nature leads to her downfall

Cold

• Mrs Birling is very unsympathetic when describing Eva Smith's position. Sybil assumes instantly that because Eva is pregnant and single she is a bad person (this links to society's ideals at the time)
• "She was claiming elaborate fine feelings and scruples that were simply absurd in a girl in her position."
• She assumes that just because Eva is unmarried and pregnant that she is unable to have 'fine feelings', a very cruel and cold opinion to have.

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