Mr Birling - 'A man has to make his own way - look after himself - and his family too of course'
Mr Birling's family were second thoughts which shows his selfishness and capitalist views. It suggests he cares more about his reputation, money and social status
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Mr Birling - 'Obviously it has nothing to do with this wretched girl's suicide'
'Obviously' indicates he believes he is correct which emphasises his arrogance. He says it with a tone of disgust, reinforced by the adjective 'wretched', showing no sympathy towards her. 'That girl' gives a lack of identity,showing a lack of respect
Sheila has opposite views to Mr Birling. She is showing sympathy towards the working class and 'they're people' is in italics to emphasise her socialist views.
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Sheila - 'I know I'm to blame - and I'm desperately sorry -'
The use of aposiopesis shows an overwhelm of emotion, implying genuine guilt and sympathy. 'Desperately' shows remorse and 'I know I'm to blame' suggests she is accepting of the responsibility. This emphasises her socialist views.
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Sheila - 'Between us we killed her'
'Us' and 'we' are collective pronouns, implying that she is accepting the collective responsibility.
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Gerald - 'Sorry - I - well - I've suddenly realised - taken it in properly - that she's dead'
The use of aposiopesis reflects an overwhelm of emotion which could imply he has realised he is part of the 'chain of events'. This could mean he's accepted responsibility but not directly admitted it.
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Mrs Birling - 'Girls of that class'
'That' implies Mrs Birling sees the lower class as having no identity or purpose and has no sympathy towards her. She says it with a tone of disgust which is disrespectful towards the lower class.
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Mrs Birling - 'I've done nothing wrong and I know it'
Mrs Birling is stubborn and has a fixed mindset. She is avoiding all responsibility which reflects her capitalist views.
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Mrs Birling - 'I accept no blame at all'
Mrs Birling is stubborn and has a fixed mindset. She is avoiding all responsibility which reflects her capitalist views.
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Mrs Birling - 'It's the father of the child's responsibility'
Mrs Birling is attempting to shift the blame away from her as she is refusing to accept no responsibility. This could be to save her reputation which reflects her capitalist views.
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Mr Birling - 'By Jingo! A fake!'
His excitement is represented by the short sentences, exclamation marks and stage direction. The reason he could be excited is because his reputation is saved. This suggests he has no care for 'the girl' at all. This reflects his capitalist views.
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Eric - 'We all helped to kill her'
Similarly to Sheila, the collective pronoun 'we' suggests that he is accepting and understanding of the collective responsibility. This reflects his socialist views.
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Eric - 'Money's not the important thing. It's what happened to the girl and what we all did to her that matters'
Eric is contradicting Mr Birling by saying 'money's not the important thing'. Again, the collective pronoun 'we' and 'all' show that Eric is accepting and understanding of the collective responsibility. This emphasises his socialist views.
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Card 2
Front
Mr Birling - 'Obviously it has nothing to do with this wretched girl's suicide'
Back
'Obviously' indicates he believes he is correct which emphasises his arrogance. He says it with a tone of disgust, reinforced by the adjective 'wretched', showing no sympathy towards her. 'That girl' gives a lack of identity,showing a lack of respect
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