Act 1: Part 2 An Inspector Calls
- Created by: Eva Farenden
- Created on: 21-12-12 11:30
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- Act 1, Part 2: Mr Birling confides in Gerald (pp.7-11)
- Mr B fears that Lady Croft sees his family as being socially beneath her
- Gerald denies this: having money now more important than land owning gentry
- Mr B's hope for knighthood- going up in the world
- Importance that Mr B attaches to knighthood- feels it necessary to prove value in society
- Must be no hint of scandal- 'a bit fishy' Eric's past (hint at a secret)
- Importance that Mr B attaches to knighthood- feels it necessary to prove value in society
- Confides news to Gerald- allowing him to drop a hint
- Although he should keep his news secret
- Mr B: happy to benefit from whatever he can take from community but ridicules idea 'mixed up together like bees in a hive'
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