MR BIRLING

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Anti Socialist
'' A man has to make his own way - has to look after himself - and his family too.'' - Mr.Birling believes that other people shouldn't be cared for. he doesn't believe that an individual has a social responsibility. Mr.Birling is very arrogant.
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Arrogant
'' And I am talking as a hard-headed man of business, and I say there is no chance of war.'' - This conveys that Mr.Birling is fully confident that war is inevitable, and titanic is not gonna sink. Older age are stubborn and stuck in their ways.
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Capitalist
''.... we may look forward to the time when Crofts and Birlings are no longer competing, but are working together - for lower costs and higher prices.'' - this infers that Mr.B's main concern was money, it also coneys that Mr.B is driven by money.
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Jealous
''Finchley told me it's exactly the same port your Father gets from him.'' - this indicates Mr.B is jealous of the upperclass and want to be like them. he is copying them as he is insecure about his social status and is sorting through the marriage.
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Single Minded
'' I must say, Sybil, that when this comes out at the inquest....the press might easily take it up,'' - Mr.B pays attention to his own reputation, and how people think of him. doesn't care about Eva Smit only the scandal and his business reputation.
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Card 2

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'' And I am talking as a hard-headed man of business, and I say there is no chance of war.'' - This conveys that Mr.Birling is fully confident that war is inevitable, and titanic is not gonna sink. Older age are stubborn and stuck in their ways.

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Arrogant

Card 3

Front

''.... we may look forward to the time when Crofts and Birlings are no longer competing, but are working together - for lower costs and higher prices.'' - this infers that Mr.B's main concern was money, it also coneys that Mr.B is driven by money.

Back

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Card 4

Front

''Finchley told me it's exactly the same port your Father gets from him.'' - this indicates Mr.B is jealous of the upperclass and want to be like them. he is copying them as he is insecure about his social status and is sorting through the marriage.

Back

Preview of the back of card 4

Card 5

Front

'' I must say, Sybil, that when this comes out at the inquest....the press might easily take it up,'' - Mr.B pays attention to his own reputation, and how people think of him. doesn't care about Eva Smit only the scandal and his business reputation.

Back

Preview of the back of card 5

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