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Gerald Croft
- Appearance/Personality
- "An attractive chap about thirty."
- Not as old as Sheila's
parents, but not young
- Sides with the adults on most things
- Titles/Family name important
- "This is Gerald Croft - son of George Croft."
- Respect
- Indicator of wealth and status
- Tries to suck up to Mr Birling
- "I believe you're right sir."
- Sycophantic
- "You couldn't have done anything else."
- "I insist on being one
of the family now."
- Insist - tried before and failed
- Treatment of women
- Daisy Renton
- Didn't expect anything in return
- Genuinely cared?
- "I felt sorry for her."
- Emotionally abused her
- Sheila
- Lied to her and cheated
- Upper class
- Protection
- "Miss Birling ought to be excused from further questioning."
- Caring or selfish?
- Quick to work through conflict
- "I'm sorry Sheila."
- Apologetic
- Class
- Thinks his status puts him above everyone else
- "After all, we're respectable citizens, not criminals."
- Snob
- "I don't come into this suicide business."
- Regards suicide as below him
- Not concerned about it - it doesn't affect him
- No respect for the working class