Gerald Croft

What does GERALD represent?

Used to display flaws of upper class.
This is particularly effective as most of the audience is part of this class.
Mix between older and younger generation.

‘Easy, well bred young man-about town’

Elite, used to a life of pleasure.
Young maybe used to foreshadow his thoughtless and immature outlook on life.

‘I don’t come into this suicide business’

Cold-hearted and unexpected
Superior as he thinks others are responsible for her death

‘Dough faces’ ‘Hard eyes’
‘big dark eyes’

commodification of women is normal to him and he is used to this.
shows his objective view of Eva.

‘She didnt blame me at all. I wish to god she had now’

Shows his initial feeling of remorse. God emphasises it.

‘Everything’s all right now’

subverts his remorse, shows his true colours, back to capitalism.