Inspector Calls - Key Quotes - Mindmap in GCSE English

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Inspector Calls Key Quotes
- Mr Birling
  - "Lower costs and higher prices"
    - His priority is business and profit, not profit.
  - "A man has to make his own way."
    - Doesn't believe in community or interdependence.
- Mrs Birling
  - "Girls of that class."
    - Thinks she has social superiority.
  - "I've done nothing wrong - and you know it."
    - Unable to accept any blame or responsibility.
  - "Go and look for the father of the child. It's his responsibility."
    - Blames Eric unintentionally She's also passing the blame.
- Sheila Birling
  - "I know I'm to blame."
    - Only character to accept blame so far. (act 2)
  - "You don't seem to have learnt anything."
    - Conscious of the family's attitudes.
  - "It doesn't make any real difference."
    - Sh has learnt her lesson.
- Eric Birling
  - "I'd have let her stay."
    - Shows empathy and compassion.
  - "She was pretty and a good sport."
    - Sees emotions and love as a game he can manipulate.
- Inspector Goole
  - "One line of inquiry at a time please."
    - Sense of control - acting as the vehicle for the play.
  - "And you think young women ought to be protected against unpleasant and disturbing things?"
    - Believes in gender equality.
  - "There are millions and millions of Eva Smiths."
    - The Birlings affect others through their daily actions.
  - "Fire and blood and anguish"
    - Refers to war and hell. People like the Birlings will get their karma.
- Gerald Croft
  - "I don't come into this suicide business."
    - Can't see how he may actually be involved in the suicide case. He isn't excepting responsibility.
  - "You couldn't have done anything else."
    - Support towards sacking Eva Smith.
  - "Why should you stay? It's bound to be unpleasant and disturbing."
    - Protective over the women (Sheila). Traditional views of women.
  - "Everything's alright now Sheila. What about this ring?"
    - Gerald sees no change in anything and already wants to go back to normal.