Mrs Birling
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- Created on: 19-03-19 14:05
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- Mrs Birling
- Who is Mrs Birling?
- Mrs Birling is a well known member of Brumley Womens Charity Organisation.
- She is the wife to Mr Birling and the mother to Eric and Sheila.
- She describes her husband as her social superior, shes a snob and is very aware of the differences in social class.
- Like her husband, she refuses to believe she did anything wrong and doesn't accept responsibility in her part of Eva's death.
- She's also a traditionalist.
- Like her husband, she refuses to believe she did anything wrong and doesn't accept responsibility in her part of Eva's death.
- She describes her husband as her social superior, shes a snob and is very aware of the differences in social class.
- She is the wife to Mr Birling and the mother to Eric and Sheila.
- Mrs Birling is a well known member of Brumley Womens Charity Organisation.
- What does Mrs Birling do?
- Praises Gerald for his timing in presenting the ring to Sheila.
- She persuaded the charity not to hep the pregnant girl (abusing her powerful social position).
- She blames the girl's death on the father of the child and explains how he should be made an example of- not knowing that the father is Eric.
- Additional Notes
- She didn't take any responsibility. She wants to protect herself from scandal.
- She forgets Gerald's affair once the risk of public scandal has been removed.
- Despite her field of work, she lacks understanding of other classes.
- She's unaffected by the inspectors questioning, shes concerned when she discovers Eric's involvement.
- She has almost no respect for the inspector, she tries to intimidate him to leave.
- Untitled
- She didn't take any responsibility. She wants to protect herself from scandal.
- Key Quotes
- 'a rather cold woman' 'her husbands social superior'- not friendly rarely shows affection.
- 'You're not the type - you don't get drunk'- denies what she wants to.
- 'She was claiming fine feelings(...)that were simply absurd for a girl in her position'- social divide is important.
- 'as if a girl of that sort would ever refuse money'- 'that sort' stereotypical, sarcasm and prejudice.
- Who is Mrs Birling?
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