Mr Birling

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Personality

Role

  • Birling -> Sterling -> Money
  • Heavy looking
  • Rather pretentious
  • Capitalist views
  • Set in his own ways
  • Isn't open to new ideas
  • Believes he is always right
  • Believes he is more superior to everyone else
  • Successful businessman
  • Sheila and Eric's father
  • Upper class
  • Fires Eva Smith from factory
  • Was Lord Mayor of Brumley
  • Wants Sheila to marry Gerald for a business deal with Gerald's father

Development (Growth & change)

Other information              

  • Doesn't chNGE
  • Blames Eva
  • Believes she was a fragile woman of lower class
  • Continuously shows no sympathy
  • Believes it has nothing to do with him and his family
  • Titanic was 'unsinkable'- FORESHADOWING, Titanic did sink just like the family's relationship
  • 'chance of a knighthood'- thinks very highly of himself, shows off to impress Gerald
  • 'wretched girl's suicide'- no sympathy or responsibility taken
  • 'I'd give thousands'- cares more about his reputation, shows weakness, attempts to bribe inspector Goole

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