Sheila Birling - Key Quotes & Meanings

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GCSE English (An Inspector Calls) Flashcards on Sheila Birling - Key Quotes & Meanings, created by Katie S on 24/05/2017.
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("Sheila and Gerald seated upstage") Sheila is more important or respected than her younger brother, Eric
("Very pleased with life and rather excited") -Indicates that Sheila is quite childish and immature -Could be due to her family over protecting her [how women were treated]
"Mummy", "Daddy" This displays that Sheila is immature
"Isn't it a beauty?" Sheila could be quite materialistic [women expectations in upper/middle class families]
"oh - how horrible!" Sheila is the only person in the Birling family who cares about Eva, displays YG views
"What was she like? Quite young?" "Pretty?" Sheila doesn't want to be intimidated by Eva Smith
(cutting in)"Why would you? He's finished with you' Sheila cuts into her father's speaking, Mr B tries to mollycoddle her again, trying to protect her from the Inspector
"I think it was a mean thing to do" Sheila displays her young generation and socialist views
"but these girls aren't cheap labour, they're people!" Sheila presenting her young generation views again, along with socialism
"I felt rotten about it at the time" "I've Sheila is the only member of the family (so far) who actually feel guilty for what they have done
"She was a very pretty girl too" Sheila was jealous of Eva
"You gave yourself away as soon as he mentioned her other name" Sheila actually understands and knows more than she lets on, family think she isn't smart / needs to be protected
"Then i'm staying' despite what her family keep saying, sheila wants to know exactly what Gerald has been doing, she doesn't want to be protected any more
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