An Inspector Calls
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- An Inspector Calls- Quotes -Act One
- 'though Crofts Limited are both older and bigger than Birlings and company'(Mr Birling in his engagement speech)
- Shows that Mr Birling is not focused on his daughters happiness but about his money, status and wealth
- Mr Birling is always looking for more status and wealth and Sheila marring Gerald is bring him this
- Shows this through talking about business and not on what he should be taking about
- 'as if we were all mixed up together like bees in a hive-community and all that nonsense'
- This Quote clearly shows Birlings Capitalist views that Society is separated into rich and poor.
- Bees look after each other in a hive and there is a community.
- Arthur dosent want this, he just wants to look after himself and his family and not worry about people dying on the street and helping them
- Describes society well at the time; Separated and not working as a community
- Arthur is a robot. Goes out gets money comes home, goes out gets money comes home etc.
- In a bee society everyone is equal, however there is only one queen who rules everyone. Society in 1912 Britain was so far from this
- keen on keeping his own money and not sharing with anyone else.
- 'look-there's nothing mysterious - or scandalous- about this business'
- If the truth gets out it could damage his reputation
- If the scandal gets out bad reputation=nowedding=no more high status=no business parter =no increase in status
- Urging the inspector to keep looking further and give up
- 'young women counting their pennies in their dingy little back bed-rooms'
- The inspector tries to make us sympathise for Eva Smith
- If Arthur knew how these girls lived, would he have fired them?
- Arthur has never lived like that so he dosent understand
- 'But these girls aren't cheap labour- they're people'
- First time where we see a high status character sympathise for Eva
- Sheila showed warmth and is starting to move towards the left wing view of life
- Sheila shows that Eva is a person not just a robot worker
- 'though Crofts Limited are both older and bigger than Birlings and company'(Mr Birling in his engagement speech)
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