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    In the book An Inspector Calls the character Sheila has more of an impact and changes her views on things. The writer‚ Priestley‚ uses Sheila as someone who helps the audience follow the play by what she says. Act One In Act One‚ Sheila and her family are celebrating her engagement to Gerald Croft. Although Sheila is excited and full of joy‚ she can’t help but wonder why Gerald spent all of last summer avoiding her and blaming it on work‚ as it says on page 3‚ “(half serious‚ half playfully)

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    River‚ and Sheila Mant” is a short and fictional story by W.D Wetherell in which the narrator chose Sheila Mant‚ a girl he was crazy about‚ over what he loves more which is fishing for bass. Later on he regrets the decision he has made. In “The Bass‚ The River‚ and Sheila Mant”‚ the narrator was not being truthful to himself because of the fact that he cut the line to the bass he has been trying to catch for a while‚ just to keep Sheila Mant. After this decision was made‚ the character realizes what

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    yourself faced with a challenge or a hampering situation. However‚ a decision has to be made and each obstacle must be overcome. In the short story The Bass‚ The River‚ and Sheila Mant by W. D. Wetherell‚ the obstacle was the main characters’ situation in being able to talk to his crush‚ Sheila Mant. He is initially drawn to Sheila because of the large parties her family threw at the lake cottage next to his‚ during this fateful summer‚ and his curious nature. His curiosity grew stronger with his development

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    “The  Bass‚  the  River‚  and  Sheila  Mant” There was a summer in my life when the only creature that seemed lovelier to me than a largemouth bass was Sheila Mant. I was fourteen. The Mants had rented the cottage next to ours on the river; with their parties‚ their frantic games of softball‚ their constant comings  and  goings‚  they  appeared  to  me  denizens  of  a  brilliant  existence.  “Too  noisy  by   half‚”  my  mother  quickly  decided‚  but  I  would  have  given  anything  to  be

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    classics of mid-20th century English theatre. The Characters are as follows Arthur Birling‚ Sybil Birling (wife)‚ Sheila Birling (daughter)‚ Eric Birling (son)‚ Edna (maid)‚ Gerald Croft (to be son-in-law) and Inspector Goole (Inspector). All the three acts which are continuous that take place in the dining-room of the Birlings’ house in Brumley‚ an industrial city in the North Midlands. It is an evening in the Spring of 1912. Arthur Birling He is described at the start as a "heavy-looking

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    and Sheila Mant” is about a boy who loves fishing and a girl named Sheila. The narrator is a very kind boy who tries to treat Sheila as best as he can. However‚ Sheila doesn’t really exchange kindness back to him. Sheila isn’t a very good friend because while the narrator was struggling to paddle the canoe on the way to their fair date‚ Sheila made no move to pick up the extra paddle and help him. Sheila would even “dangle her feet over the side” (Wetherall 2). The second example of Sheila not being

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    In the yellow wallpaper‚ the narrator is the character that the readers feel sad for the most. The narrator is a young wife and mother whose physician husband‚ john claims that she is suffering from depression. He takes her to a rest cure treatment and locks her in a nursery with ’rings and things in the walls’ to ensure a good rest for her. Yet‚ she loses her sanity under the circumstances of John’s excess suppression and the distracting yellow wallpaper in the room. John completely holds the authority

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    Priestly presents Mrs Birling as a cold and heartless Character. As her character they play goes on she never takes responsibility for what she done and tries to pass the blame to everyone else. When told about Eva’s death Mrs Birling speaks in an “easy tone” and she smiles which shows that she doesn’t really care about what has happened to this girl as long as it doesn’t affect her this is also show by her saying “I don’t think we can help you much”. She says this before hearing anything the inspector

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    How is Mrs. Birling presented in ‘an inspector calls’ and what does this reflect about Priestley’s ideas? In the play ‘An Inspector calls’ Priestley presents Mrs Birling as a; immoral‚ proud‚ prejudice‚ bad mother. Priestley presents Mrs Birling as being proud of her social status; he uses Mr Birling to highlight this ‘Arthur you’re not supposed to do such things’. Mrs Birling is the social superior of the Birling family and tells her Husband Mr Birling off for mentioning how ‘very nice’ the meal

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    Sheila is portrayed as a beautiful young lady in her early twenties with a rather selfish and arrogant nature. Using her compelling personality she is able to obtain anything in which she desires through her father. She makes inconsequential remarks and speaks in a childish manner. However she is the only one to accept immediate responsibility for her role in Eva Smith’s death‚ making her most probably the furthermost sympathetic character throughout the play. She is horrified by her own part in

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