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Responsibility (Paragraph 1) Correct Ans-Lack of social responsibility by Mr Birling
- A man has to make his own way... we're not together like bees in a hive." - Mr Birling
- Similie - Shows dismissive nature to socialist ideology
- 'Own' - Shows how he is possessive of his route to power, shows he takes no care for others
- If we were all responsible for everything... it would be very awkward wouldn't it?"
- 'awkward' - Shows he is unfamiliar of feeling responsibility for anyone else
Responsibility (Paragraph 2) Correct Ans-Contrast in responsibility for Eva's death
- "If I could help her now, I would." - Sheila
- Modal auxiliaries show genuine regret
- Personal pronoun 'I' shows she's taking individual responsibility
- "Who here will suffer more than I will?"
- The verb 'suffer' shows hypocrisy, he has made Eva suffer, yet believes he is suffering
- Shows his concerns and priorities are his image and potential knighthood rather than Eva's
death
Responsibility (Paragraph 3) Correct Ans-Inspector Promoting Responsibility, Socialist
Views
- "They will be taught it in fire and blood and anguish."
, - 'Fire' 'Blood' 'Anguish' all connotate to war and death, this reminisces to the war breaking out
just after the play
- Shows these kind of people need to be taught this way
- "There are millions and millions of Eva Smiths and John Smiths..."
- Repetition of millions emphasises his point that Eva represents many others
- Priestley is showing the amount of people affected by the actions of the rich and ignorant
Mrs Birling (Paragraph 1) Correct Ans-Starts as unsympathetic yet powerful
- "Cold woman"
- Adjective 'cold' brings an instant distaste to Mrs Birling and instantly shown as an unlikeable
character
- "like a hysterical child."
- Similie isn't calling Sheila this, but rather compares her to this as if it's a bad thing
- Show the views she has on the younger generation
- Ironic as Sheila acts more like an adult, especially towards the end of the play
Mrs Birling (Paragraph 2) Correct Ans-Product of the class system, looks down on lower
class
- "Girl of that class"
- Determiner 'that' shows that she is only seen by her class
- Shows she has no remorse for this girl
- "A girl of that sort would never refuse money."
- 'Of that sort' - instantly creates gap between lower and upper class
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