Eva Smith

• "She looked young and fresh and all together out of place"


  Objectified and valued for her looks

  Vulnerable for her looks and her class
• Rarely shows up on stage, metaphor for working class whose efforts get overlooked by the superiority of the upper class power and authority.
• "She had a lot to say-far too much"-Mr Birling


  Shows she knew what she wanted, shows how different life can be if they were in a different class->parallel between Sheila and Eva
• Identified as Daisy Renton

  ->"Rent" means to pay something off or use something, hinting at prostitution
• "There are millions and millions of Eva Smiths and John Smiths still left with us"-Inspector


  Speech encapsulating Priestley's purpose, enciting hope to change the future

  Further implying socialist views towards the audience