Gerald Croft
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- Created on: 24-04-16 13:14
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- Gerald Croft
- "An attractive chap about thirty, rather to manly to be a dandy but very much the easy well-bred man-about-town"
- Has a choice as to whether he will learn his lesson like the younger generation or not learn it like the older generation
- Not as willing as Sheila to admit his part in the girl's death
- Initially denies knowing who the girl is
- Genuinely had feelings for Daisy Renton and is very moved by her death
- Must have been true love because her class didn't matter to him he fell in love with her because of her personality / pity
- In Act III he tries to prove that the Inspector is a fake
- He wanted to do this as the Inspector had made clear that Croft was guilty in playing a part in Eva's death
- Not gained a new sense of social responsibility
- "We're respectable citizens and not criminals"
- Judgement leans towards Birling's opinion
- Disagrees with Sheila yet married couples are meant to support each other
- Could foreshadow that him and Sheila shouldn't be together
- "You couldn't have done anything else"
- Sides with Birling over future wife
- Painting Birling as a hero - he did all he could for Eva
- "You seem to be a nice - well - behaved family"
- Dramatic irony as audience get feeling that all is not well
- Foreshadow - that it may not stay that way for long
- Represents the selfish attitude of the upper class
- Lets audience down as we believe he can change
- Shows how ingrained attitudes were in the upper class and how difficult it is to change
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