english lit quotes paper 1

aic and poetry

the titanic is unsinkable, absolutely unsinkable- mr b

makes the audience undermine and believe Birling to be arrogant

still i can’t accept any responsibility - mr b

shows mr biriling to be cold and unfeeling towards others' suffering.

a lively good looking girl- country bred. - mr b

mr b is objectifying women revealing his superficial view of their worth

they were all rather restless and suddenly decided to ask for more money. - mr b

Mr. Birling's dismissive attitude towards workers' rights and concerns, showing how selfish he and the upper class is

i refused, of course - mr b

shows mr b’s arrogance and total assurance that what he was doing is right, refusing to see others perspectives.

he could’ve kept her instead of throwing her out. - eric

This highlights Eric's contiousnous and realization of gerlads wrongdoings

if you don’t come down sharply on some of these people, they’d soon be asking for the earth. - mr b

if you don’t come down sharply on some of these people, they’d soon be asking for the earth. - mr b

Highlights Mr. Birling's strong capitalist views and his dismissive stance on lower class people.

why shouldn’t they try for higher wages? - eric

shows erics compasion for the working class and a young vs old parallel is quickly built

i hate those hard -eye dough- faced women. - gerald

shows Geralds disrespect for women as he sees them as just their appearance. links too misogyny in Edwardian era and upper class

i didn’t ask for anything in return. - gerald

Gerald believes that he owed something from daisy because he helped her, showing his entitlement and his low humanity