AIC-Exploitation

• exploitation intro


  Exploitation is a topic that is raised frequently by J B Priestley in AIC.Priestley outlines the way in the Capitalist economy prey on the vulnerability of working class women to make huge profits. through the exploitation of their desperation ; making them work for a low wage. He suggests the entire function of the British economy in the twentieth century relied on the exploitation of those at the bottom of the hierarchy. This didactic and moral play was set in 1912 , when there was a rigid class system but written in 1945,where societal structure war changing post-war. .Priestley has portrayed this exploitation through the Birlings and Gerald's mistreatment ergo exploitation of Eva Smith. This essay will explore how exploitation is a central concern within the essay.
• points about exploitation + quotes

  1-Mr Birling exploited her for 'cheap labour'1-"for lower costs and higher prices", "several hundred young women", "keep changing"2-Sheila exploited her status as the daughter of a well-known man to get Eva fired without a sufficient cause2-3-Gerald and Eric exploited her for sex.3-4-Mrs Birling exploited her influence at the charity to get her case denied.4-
• point 1

  -no minimum wage-1912
• quote 1

  'Well, it's my duty to keep labour costs down, and if I'd agreed to this demand for a new rate we'd have added about twelve per cent to our labour costs.
• topic sentences

  Priestley uses the character of Mr Birling as a construct for capitalism and demonstrates the individualistic nature of this ideology through Mr Birling's appearance and personality.