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An Inspector Calls
Mr Birling
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Cards (4)
> Highlights his capitalist ideology and disregard for the working class
"A
man
has to
make
his
own
way
" Act
1
> Repetition of it highlights his concern of his reputation and status
> More concerned with the "public" than his own actions to Eva / Daisy
> Theme: Class
" There'll be a
public
scandal
" x2 Act
3
> He takes in pride in his position of a factory owner
> ''Man of business '' A symbol of capitalism
> Context = Capitalism was the economic system which shaped 1912.
> THEME: CAPITALISM
''I'm talking as a
hard-headed
,
practical
man of
business.''
> Showcases his false humility and tries to showoff in front of Gerald
“Just a
knighthood”
Act
1