Poverty

• inspector - " millions and millions of eva smiths and john smiths "
• inspector - " millions and millions of eva smiths and john smiths "

  • wide spread suffering
  • effects of capitalism
  • extended metaphor for the working class people who are exploited
• eric - " she was a good sport "
• eric - " she was a good sport "

  • exploited by the upper classes for their own sexual gratification
  • only an object to them
  • used and then tossed aside
• inspector - " she died in misery and agony "
• inspector - " she died in misery and agony "

  • serious consequences of capitalism
  • emotive / descriptive language - extreme violence
  • physical and emotional distress
  • suffering
• inspector - " but advice , sympathy , friendliness .... you slammed the door in her face "
• inspector - " but advice , sympathy , friendliness .... you slammed the door in her face "

  • The poor are seriously struggling in the depths of society
  • longing for any form of comfort and support
  • trying to survive
  • upper classes wilful blindness to the plight of the poor
  • no regard for their lives
  • seen as worthless and a problem