Mr Birling - Character analysis
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- Created on: 14-05-16 11:15
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- Mr Birling
- He is the patriarch of the family (head of the house)
- He believes it's his role to be in charge (of his family and his business)
- Capitalist who opposes socialism
- More concerned about profit than the well-being of his workers
- Shown by when he fires Eva Smith because "she'd a bit more spirit than the others" and because she was a "ring leader"
- "lower costs and higher prices"
- "a Socialist or some sort of crank"
- "a man must look after himself - and his family to"
- More concerned about profit than the well-being of his workers
- What does Mr Birling represent?
- Represents the Bourgeoisie
- Bourgeoisie - capitalist class that controls wealth and means of production and is more concerned with material gain and conventional attitudes.
- Greed
- More concerned about profit than the well-being of his workers
- Shown by when he fires Eva Smith because "she'd a bit more spirit than the others" and because she was a "ring leader"
- "lower costs and higher prices"
- More concerned about profit than the well-being of his workers
- Capitalist who opposes socialism
- "a Socialist or some sort of crank"
- "a man must look after himself - and his family to"
- He is the patriarch of the family (head of the house)
- He believes it's his role to be in charge (of his family and his business)
- Represents the Bourgeoisie
- Personality and characteristics
- Selfish
- More excited about the prospect of Crofts Limited and Birling & Co. joining forces than his daughter's engagement.
- "perhaps we may look forward to a future where Crofts Limited and Birling & Co are no longer competing but are working together for lower costs and higher prices"
- More excited about the prospect of Crofts Limited and Birling & Co. joining forces than his daughter's engagement.
- Imperious
- Meaning - arrogant and domineering
- Pretentious
- Meaning - attempting to impress by affecting greater importance or merit than is actually possessed.
- Sees himself as important
- "a hard-headed man of business"
- A man who does well in his business and doesn't let sentiment get in the way.
- "a hard-headed man of business"
- He has no sense of social justice
- Selfish
- Appearance
- "heavy-looking"
- His size helps to give him a thrwatening appearance.
- "provincial in his speech"
- Suggests he's worked his way up the social classes and he's living in an industrial town/city.
- "heavy-looking"
- Key quotes
- "a hard-headed man of business"
- "provincial in his speech"
- "Finchley told me it's exactly the same port your father gets from him"
- "I was an alderman"
- "Lord mayor two years ago"
- "I was almost certain for a knighthood"
- "You're just the kind of son-in-law I've alwaus wanted"
- "nonsense"
- "the Titanic... unsinkable, absolutely unsinkable"
- "a man has to make his own way - has to look after himself and his family too"
- "community and all that nonsense"
- "I can't accept any responsibility"
- "it's my duty to keep labour costs down"
- "she'd had a lot to say.. she had to go"
- "I'd a special reason for not wanting any public scandal right now"
- He is the patriarch of the family (head of the house)
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