Zusammenfassung der Ressource
Eva Smith
- Context
- Workers' strike
- "She'd had a lot to say
- far too much - so she
had to go."
- Stands up for what she believes in
- Votes for women
- Taking her life - a sacrifice to her cause?
- "A young woman died in the infirmary."
- "There are still millions and
millions of Eva Smiths."
- Treatment of women
- Daisy Renton
- "But after that she stopped
being Eva Smith. Perhaps she'd
had enough of it."
- Class
- The first to get sacked
- Hard to find work
- Background
- "She was a lively, good
looking girl - country bred."
- Came from out of town - no friends
- "She was here alone, friendless, almost penniless, desperate."
- "Both her parents were dead."
- No family to support her
- Mr Birling
- Arrogant
- Greedy
- Didn't accept responsibility
- Cares little about his employees
- Eva was "Cheap labour."
- Mrs Birling
- Snob
- "As if a girl of that sort..."
- Prejudiced
- Takes no responsibility
- "She only had herself to blame."
- Refused to give her help
- "You've had
children. You
must've known how
she was feeling."
- Eric Birling
- Saw her as an object he
could use when he liked
- "I wasn't in love with her or anything."
- "She was pretty and a good sport."
- Takes responsibility
- Shows remorse
- Sheila Birling
- Got her fired from her second
job after a jealous tantrum
- "She felt she was making a good fresh start."
- Gerald Croft
- Emotionally abused her
- Left her when he felt like it
- "She felt there'd never be anything as good again for her."