Sheila
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- Created on: 05-02-19 20:08
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- Sheila Birling
- Personality
- Her language makes her seem childish at first
- uses slang which reminds audience she is from the younger generation
- looks to her mother for approval when she gets her engagement ring
- when she jokes with Gerald her childness might be a way to hide serious concerns about her relationship with Gerald
- seems to o differ from the rest of the family
- she's quick witted and strong minded - quickly hands Gerald's ring back when she finds out that he's been unfaithful to her
- She starts of the play as being more selfish - she abused her influence to have Eva Smith dismissed as a store assisstant
- More mature than the audience think
- She has wise instincts - sees what the Inspector is doing and finds Gerald's absence suscpicious
- She knows men use prostitutes - not naive
- Moral standards and her change
- Priestley uses her character to show that there is hope in the younger generation
- She is used as a moral judge - the others don't get as far as admitting they killed her
- She becomes a bit like the Inspector herself
- Her language makes her seem childish at first
- Quotes
- "I don't believe I will. So you be careful." Act 1
- "But these girls aren't cheap labour - they're people" Act 1
- "He's giving us the rope - so that we'll hang ourselves" Act 2
- Themes
- Learning about life
- Priestley makes Sheila seem young and childish at first.
- Her involvement in Eva Smith's downfall seems like the result of immaturity
- This makes it easier to forgive her
- Learning about life
- Personality
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