Eric

• " because you're not the type of father a chap could go to when he's in trouble "
• " because you're not the type of father a chap could go to when he's in trouble "

  • mr birling excels in business but fails in parenting
  • capitalist priorities
  • eric feels abandoned and neglected by his own family
  • never truly cared for
  • forced to grow up to quickly and look after himself
• " i wasn't in love with her or anything , she was pretty and a good sport "
• " i wasn't in love with her or anything , she was pretty and a good sport "

  • exploitation of women
  • used for his own pleasure then tossed aside
  • typical of men at the time and normalised
  • men in control
• " i was in that state in which a chap can easily turn nasty "
• " you may be letting yourselves off easily but i cannot "