'An Inspector Calls' Birling Family Quotes

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  • An Inspector Calls Quotes
    • Mr Birling
      • "The Titanic-she sails next week- unsinkable... absolutely unsinkable"
        • Since an Inspector Calls is sett in the past for the audience of 1940, it shows how Arthur is untrustworthy as the Titanic does actually sink.
      • "Look Inspector i'd give thousands, yes thousands"
        • He didn't want to give Eva a pay rise, but would pay thousand to keep a good reputation around the town.
      • "Heavy looking, rather portentous man"
        • Description of Mr Birling already describes his personality, and gives the audience a bad first impression.
      • "Responsibility I can't accept responsibility"
        • Shows that Arthur doesn't like being faced with his wrong doings.
    • Mrs Birling
      • "I don't suppose for a moment we can understand why the girl committed suicide, girls of that class"
        • As Eva is a lower class than her, she seems to think that she should then have nothing to do with them and treat them like vermin.
      • "Sorry she should have come to such a horrible end, but I take no blame for it at all"
        • Already not wanting to not take responsibility for what she may have done
      • "look for the father of the child, its his responsibility"
        • Seems to be obsessed with pushing the blame on other people.
      • "I think she only had herself to blame"
        • Moving the blame onto someone else, already not taking responsibility
      • "You know of course my husband was lord mayor"
        • Living of other family members achievements
    • Sheila
      • "But these girls arn't cheap labour, there people"
        • Shows her feminist views in a communist society.
      • "Eva's death- we are all to blame"
        • sees that everyone is responsible for Eva's death and feels guilty
      • "Mother- stop- stop"
        • Shows that Sheila is intelligent as she knows that Eric is the father of the child before Mrs Birling"
    • Eric
      • "Can I have a drink first"
        • Shows that Eric is an alcoholic
      • "We helped to kill her"
        • Like Sheila, he understands what he and everyone in his family has done to drive Eva to suicide"

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