Mrs Birling
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- Created on: 04-04-18 20:09
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- Mrs Birling
- Personality
- Arrogant
- 'my husband was lord mayor just 2 years ago'
- trying to seem intimidating
- 'I did nothing I'm ashamed of'
- no remorse or responsibility for her actions. believes she has a right to do so because of her social status
- 'she was giving herself ridiculous airs'
- 'simply absurd of a girl in her position'
- 'my husband was lord mayor just 2 years ago'
- rude
- 'girls of that class'
- 'go and look for the father of the child. its his responsibility'
- 'As if a girl of that sort would refuse money'
- ignorant and oblivious
- 'Alderman Meggarty! I must say, we are learning something tonight!'
- doesn't actually know whats going on with people she's close with
- 'in Brumley!'
- unaware that there's prostitutes in her town
- 'it isn't true'
- not only unaware of whats happening in her town but whats happening in her own home with her children
- too arrogant to accept Eric has a drinking problem. refuses to believe it
- 'Alderman Meggarty! I must say, we are learning something tonight!'
- Arrogant
- attitude towards women
- 'when you're married, you'll realise men with important work do sometimes have to spend nearly all their time and energy on their business'
- women should let men do what they want and not question them
- conforms to the patriarchal society of the time
- 'please don't contradict me like that'
- women don't have a say like men. she doesn't say this to a man
- 'when you're married, you'll realise men with important work do sometimes have to spend nearly all their time and energy on their business'
- Attitude towards the poor and social responsibility
- 'as if a girl of that sort would refuse money'
- stereotyping
- 'I blame the young man who was the father of the child'
- no social responsibility
- rich shouldn't have to help the poor if they're in unfortunate circumstance
- 'I did nothing I'm ashamed of'
- accepts no responsibility
- thinks what she did was right
- 'I think she only had herself to blame'
- poor are responsible for whatever happens to them
- 'as if a girl of that sort would refuse money'
- Personality
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