Sheila Birling

• “ But these girls aren’t cheap labour - they’re people. “
• “ why - you fool - he knows “
• “ you and I aren’t the same people who sat down to dinner here “
• “ It’s a rotten shame “
• “ all last summer … you never came near me “
• “ I think it was a mean thing to do “
• Sheila's final character

  Haunted by Eva's death and the consequences of her parents' selfishness
• Sheila's initial character

  Cheerful, naive, and upper-class, with a sense of entitlement
• Consequences of Sheila's privilege

  She fails to recognize Eva's desperation and is unable to see the bigger picture
• How does class affect Sheila?

  Makes her see herself as superior, hard to connect with others, and influences relationships