Inspector calls characters and quotes
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- Created on: 11-12-17 09:57
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- An inspector calls characters and quotes.
- Mr Birling
- Father to Shiela and Eric, married to Mrs Birling
- Owns company in rivalry with Croft and co
- 'I'm talking as a hard - headed, practical man of business .' - stereotypical provider of the family (for the time) more proud of his business than his daughters engagement. The word headed suggests he thinks more with his head than his heart.
- Mrs Birling
- Mother to Sheila and Eric, married to Mr Birling
- Works at a charity for women
- Refuses to help Eva Smith, who is pregnant with Eric's child (her grandchild). She doesn't know it is his.
- Eric blames Mrs Birling for Eva's death and his child's death.
- Refuses to help Eva Smith, who is pregnant with Eric's child (her grandchild). She doesn't know it is his.
- 'Girls of that class' - talking about Eva Smith. This quote shows mrs birlings prejudices towards the lower class through tone.
- Sheila
- Daughter to Mr and Mrs Birling and sister to Eric
- Shows first signs of feminism and socialism as a younger generation.
- 'But these girls aren't cheap labour...they're people.' This is Sheila's response when her father called girls at the factory 'cheap labour'
- Gerald
- Engaged to Sheila
- Works for his family at Croft and Co.
- Takes Eva in as his mistress during the summer whilst away from Sheila on a business trip.
- Inspector Goole
- Inspecting the death of Eva Smith
- 'She'd swallowed a lot of strong disenfectant. Burnt her inside out, of course.' - talking about the death of Eva smith.
- Not real inspector
- Prophetic
- Inspecting the death of Eva Smith
- Eric
- Son of Mr and Mrs Birling and brother to Sheila
- Works for his father, Mr Birling
- Has brief romance with Eva Smith.
- She is carrying his child but he doesn't know this.
- Described as 'a young drunken mess' by Eva Smith when she goes for support as the women's charity where mrs Birling denies her help.
- 'Young drunken idler' - mrs Birling when recalling what Eva Smith had told her at the charity.'
- Eva smith
- Drank bleach whilst pregnant
- Eric's child
- Has another brief romance with Eric.
- Eric's child
- Has brief romance with Gerald.
- Has another brief romance with Eric.
- Changed name to daisy renton for a new start.
- Has another brief romance with Eric.
- Works for Mr Birling 2 years before suicide.
- Goes on strike for not being paid enough
- All other factory girls join
- Mr Birling is unhappy and notes her as ring leader.
- All other factory girls join
- Goes on strike for not being paid enough
- Works at dress store before being fired because Sheila goes and complains out of jealousy towards Eva.
- Becomes homeless and Gerald brings her in.
- Drank bleach whilst pregnant
- Setting is in the dining room at a celebratory dinner for the engagement of Sheila and Gerald.
- Mr Birling
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