character responsible for the death of Eva Smith? Each character is linked to Eva Smith in some way. The Birling family‚ Arthur‚ Mrs B‚ Sheila and Eric all contributed to her death along with Gerald‚ Sheila’s partner. In this essay I’ll be exploring how each of them contributed to her death and to what extent it is their responsibility. The first person involved with Eva Smith was Arthur Birling. She was one of his employees who was a ‘ring leader’ of the strikes for higher wages. She was fired
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Sheila was brought up in a family who had continuously given her money and spoiled her with expensive presents and possessions. During her time growing up in such an environment and being introduced so abruptly to the inspector‚ Sheila is sheltered by her parents from the outside world of society. Priestly uses a mouthpiece‚ Inspector Goole‚ to expose Sheila resulting in a change in her character as well as to let her realise the treatment and discrimination between classes of different social standing
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photograph; I just noticed I knew this girl. I felt horrible knowing that this girl Eva Smith got fired from her job because of me. I didn’t realise at the time. Just because of that silly dress. Well ... as I should start fresh‚ I am still a Birling yes Sheila Birling. But I am no longer the person I was 10 years ago. Yes I could admit to my shellfish behaviour and my greedy attitude. I do feel as if I need to take the blame of the incident from 10 years ago. I think I have learnt from my lesson as I
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How Does J.B. Priestley Develop Sheila’s Character During The Course Of The Play Sheila Birling is the character that changes the most in J.B. Priestley’s play ’An Inspector Calls’. She is introduced as a childish young woman that is treated like an inoffensive girl‚ which is absent-minded about everything that is going on in her relationship with Gerald and in the unjust and partly cruel society she lives in. She changes completely when the Inspector arrives and reveals to them the dramatic
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the audience fulfil. ‚ both today and in the time the play was written? To portray the failings of society Priestley uses a combination of many different themes and idealisms‚ each represented by the attitudes of the different character. Arthur Birling represents power and
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changes in Sheila‚ such as how her relationship with her mum changes as the play goes on‚ in conjunction with the development in her opinions and maturity. Near the beginning of the play‚ Priestley authenticates that Sheila is a loyal member to the Birling family. “What do you mean by saying that? You talk as if we were responsible.” Here Sheila demonstrates signs of loyalty and commitment to her family because she is almost fighting their corner. However this also exhibits that she lacks understanding
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handling handling the decanter and then the drink shows his familiarity which quick heavy drinking’ mirrors how Eric has been suffering‚ alone‚ isolated‚ without anyone to sympathize or even notice him; this is the role of his parents. However‚ Sybil Birling remains ignorant to his drinking habits when she claims ‘you don’t get drunk’ and fails to realize that Eric is an alcoholic. From the beginning it is implied that Eric is drunk‚ heightening the inclination that Eric is irresponsible and incapable
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Women play a major part in enabling J.B. Priestley‚ the writer of the morality play ‘An Inspector Calls’‚ and John Steinbeck‚ the author of the novella ‘Of Mice and Men’‚ to successfully portray their messages. In ‘An Inspector Calls’‚ Priestley is able to enforce his message that there was a great need for change in 1945 post war Britain‚ away from the unjust and unavailing capitalist society to a socialist one where everyone is responsible for their counterparts through women. This is achieved
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How women are presented as ‘victims’ in both the novels‚ An Inspector Calls and Of Mice and Men Two characters that could be portrayed as victims of society are Curley’s wife from ‘’Of Mice and Men’’ and Eva Smith from ‘’An Inspector Calls’’. Both characters are really similar to each other; they are young and both wanting a better life. Eva Smith lost both parents and lost her last two jobs because her boss thrown her just because she argued for a bigger pay for the workers who puts in so much effort
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I can’t marry you Eric. he unseen working class woman who Goole claims has committed suicide whilst pregnant with Eric Birling’s baby‚ and who has been mistreated by each member of the Birling family and by Gerald Croft. Through reports from other characters‚ she is described as “pretty” with soft brown hair and big dark eyes‚ and it is explained that she has no family and must work for her living. Her beauty is commented on by all the characters‚ though it appears to work against her. Her beauty
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