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This arrogance towards the lower class cost someone’s life, just because of this consideration that they are better than the other. And as the inspector later says in Act Three, on how others futures are
‘All intertwined with our lives, and what we think and say and do.’
when referring to how people like Eva Smith, i.e. lower class, can be immensely affected by them, of a higher class.
Gerald and Eric know Eva Smith on a more personal level than the rest of the characters. Except to them she was named Daisy Renton. They were on a more personal level, since they both had an affair with her.
Gerald first acquainted Daisy at a bar, and later said he took her back to a hotel. Of course when hearing this Sheila became angry and sarcastic, and nothing like her character in the beginning, as she is upset and mad with Gerald for cheating on her. When Sheila confronts Gerald about his feelings towards Daisy, he responded with
‘I didn’t feel about her as she felt about me.’
So already we can see that Daisy is more emotionally connected …show more content…
She became involved with Daisy when she came to Mrs. Birlings help charity. She came to her for help on what to do, since she was pregnant and hadn’t any money. When the inspector asks what Mrs. Birling did in response to the girl’s pleas for help, she simply stated that she did not believe her, and that she was lying. This was partially true, since Mrs. Birling found out that in fact Daisy did know who the father was, but refused to take any more money from him. When the inspector asked her why she refused the money she says,
‘oh- she had some fancy reason. As if a girl of that sort would very refuse money!’
by her sort, Mrs. Birling is again referring to the social class of that ‘girl.’ This is another example of how the characters treat, if on purpose or not, and think about the classes below them. ‘Her sort’ sounds as if she is referring to her as a completely different species, wheres in retrospect, she is only poorer than the class Mrs. Birling is in. Because of the refusal to help Daisy, the inspector asks who Mrs. Birling believes is to blame, if not herself since she
‘All intertwined with our lives, and what we think and say and do.’
when referring to how people like Eva Smith, i.e. lower class, can be immensely affected by them, of a higher class.
Gerald and Eric know Eva Smith on a more personal level than the rest of the characters. Except to them she was named Daisy Renton. They were on a more personal level, since they both had an affair with her.
Gerald first acquainted Daisy at a bar, and later said he took her back to a hotel. Of course when hearing this Sheila became angry and sarcastic, and nothing like her character in the beginning, as she is upset and mad with Gerald for cheating on her. When Sheila confronts Gerald about his feelings towards Daisy, he responded with
‘I didn’t feel about her as she felt about me.’
So already we can see that Daisy is more emotionally connected …show more content…
She became involved with Daisy when she came to Mrs. Birlings help charity. She came to her for help on what to do, since she was pregnant and hadn’t any money. When the inspector asks what Mrs. Birling did in response to the girl’s pleas for help, she simply stated that she did not believe her, and that she was lying. This was partially true, since Mrs. Birling found out that in fact Daisy did know who the father was, but refused to take any more money from him. When the inspector asked her why she refused the money she says,
‘oh- she had some fancy reason. As if a girl of that sort would very refuse money!’
by her sort, Mrs. Birling is again referring to the social class of that ‘girl.’ This is another example of how the characters treat, if on purpose or not, and think about the classes below them. ‘Her sort’ sounds as if she is referring to her as a completely different species, wheres in retrospect, she is only poorer than the class Mrs. Birling is in. Because of the refusal to help Daisy, the inspector asks who Mrs. Birling believes is to blame, if not herself since she