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Summarise his role in the play
-Celebrating engagement of his daughter Sheila to Gerald Croft- sees it as a business opportunity. -Fired Eva Smith because she went on strike for higher pay. -He doesn't accept responsibility for her death. -To save his reputation he would give up most of his fortune.
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'Hard-headed practical man of business'
-'Hard-headed'- adjective, practical and rational. -Repeats this about himself- shows his arrogance and self-obsession. -Embracing his negatives- could show him as a thoughtless fool.
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'The famous younger generation who know it all. And they can't even take a joke-'
-Shows the divide between old and young. -Doesn't care or feel remorse at all. -Mocking his children, isn't seen as a loving father figure.
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'Absolutely unsinkable!'
-Dramatic irony- the audience know the titanic sinked as it was written in 1945. -Shows him as being wrong about many events that did take place. -Titanic- symbol of capitalism- unequal treatment of classes. Class prejudice. -Inspector could be the iceburg which destroys the Birlings.
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Mr Birling's links to context
-Head of the family- patriarchal society. -Capitalist. -References to titanic, war and the labour government in speech.
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Preistley's intentions
-Represents capitalism and the older generation. -Represents power in a negative way. -Personification of capitalist views. Anti-socialist views.