Mr Birling
- Created by: Eviebensley
- Created on: 07-03-20 22:14
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- Mr Birling
- The titanic is unsinkable, absolutely unsinkable
- DI - Titanic sunk in 1912 - symbolic of the collapse indestructible mentality of upper class, held the hopes + dreams of many.
- Trust + faith in aristocracy damaged as well as their reputations. Notable class divide - strongly decided your fate, 1500 died.
- We're in for a time of steadily increasing prosperity.
- Exposes untouchable, invincible mindset of upper class - DI - depression in 1930s due to Wall Street Crash - unemployment rose by 25%
- Collective pronoun 'we' shows he sees upper class as a community, superior to lower classes.
- There'll be peace and prosperity everywhere and rapid progress everywhere - except of course in Russia
- He is the embodiment of the 1912 status quo, refusal to believe anything but the upper classes opinion.
- a heavy-looking, rather portentous man in his middle fifties
- Arrogant, self-made man, part of the aristocracy but didn't inherit his wealth - has a 'common' touch.
- a man has to look after himself - and his family too of course
- Exploits lower class to make his fortune. Rejects any social / communal responsibility. emphasizing his capitalist mindset.
- Pause shows family is an afterthought - his first priority is himself.
- You are not the kind of father a chap could go to when he's in trouble, that's why
- Distant father-son relationship, lack of intimacy + care - he cares more for his reputation than his son.
- Takes little interest in Eric - causing him emotional damage, they are estranged from one another.
- Silly, pessimistic talk
- Patronizing tone - demonstrates hubris + arrogance - unwilling to believe any talk of war or anything that could damage the image of the aristocracy.
- Highlights his sense of superiority, only opinion of upper class matters.
- so long as we behave ourselves
- Repetitiveness of stating he hasn't done anything - implies there's a scandal, arousing suspicion
- Referring to accepting a knighthood - hypocrisy - willing to accept position of authority from public but not the responsibility that comes with it.
- Still, I can't accept any responsibility. If we were all responsible for everything that happened to everybody we'd had anything to with, it would be very awkward wouldn't it
- Rejects any responsibility to the community, undermining socialism. He expects to be agreed with, showing he feels others should have the same mindset.
- Well, if he wasn't, it matter a devil of a lot.
- Dismisses his actions as no one truly knows, feels there are no real consequences as his reputation is still intact - no acceptance of social responsibility.
- The titanic is unsinkable, absolutely unsinkable
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