AIC Character - Mrs Birling

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  • Created on: 04-02-18 17:42
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  • Is very selective/ doesn't care about other people's problems
    • "But I think she had only herself to blame"
  • Mrs Birling
    • Commends Gerald's timing after he presents Sheila with an engagement ring
    • She is disgusted when she learns that Daisy Renton was Gerald's mistress but forgets about it when she thinks the scandal has been avoided
    • Claims that she is the only one who stood up to the Inspector's questioning
      • Adopts a superior tone with the Inspector
    • Thinks that Eva Smith and the father of the unborn child are to blame for Eva's death
      • This is before she learns that Eric is the father
    • She is very opinionated
      • "As if a girl of that sort would ever refuse money"
    • Is very selective/ doesn't care about other people's problems
      • "But I think she had only herself to blame"
    • Looks down on people as she is a upper class woman
    • Dislikes and doesn't trust the Inspector from the beginning
    • She is the last person to affect Eva Smith/Daisy Renton
      • Refuses her help from the charity
    • Last to admit that she did anything wrong
    • She refuses to accept any responsibility
      • Last to admit that she did anything wrong
      • " I did nothing I'm ashamed of"
    • She is the social superior to Mr Birling

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