Eric Birling Character mindmap

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  • Created by: mbull
  • Created on: 29-12-17 17:48
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  • Eric Birling
    • 'not quite at ease, half shy, half assertive.'
    • Could be drunk at the start
      • 'suddenly gaffaws'
      • He drinks 'pretty hard'
    • Involvement with Eva Smith
      • He met her at the Palace bar
      • Forced her into his way home and got her pregnant
      • 'I was in that state when a chap easily turns nasty.'
      • Stole money from father's business to support her
    • Had a privileged education
    • Relationships
      • Mr Birling
        • Doesn't have his father's approval
        • 'because you're not the kind of father a chap can go to when he's in trouble.'
        • His parents care more about public scandal than Eric
      • Mrs Birling
        • Poor mother
        • She had no idea about his drinking
      • Sheila
        • Not close at the start
          • Share the same view at the end of the play
      • Gerald
        • May be jealous that Gerald is the son Birling always wanted
    • Significance in the play
      • Abused is power over a working class girl
        • He accepts responsibility and is ashamed
          • 'the fact remains I did what I did'
        • Eric and Sheila represent the younger generation
          • 'More impressiona-ble'

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Kayley cook

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