Act 2

• What does the Inspector uncover about each character's involvement?

  Each character's role in Eva's downfall
• How does Sheila Birling demonstrate responsibility?

  Sheila acknowledges her role in Eva's firing
• What does Sheila's moral awakening contrast with?

  Her parents' refusal to accept responsibility
• What false name did Gerald Croft use for Eva?

  Daisy Renton
• What does Gerald's affair with Eva reveal?

  Exploitation of women by wealthy men
• How does Gerald represent the upper class?

  Conflicted between concern and exploitation
• What does Mrs. Birling refuse to do?

  Take any blame for Eva's situation
• What does Mrs. Birling's class prejudice reveal?

  Her moral rigidity and denial
• How does the interrogation build tension among characters?

  Some accept responsibility, others deny it
• What critique does Mrs. Birling's charity involvement represent?

  Aristocratic indifference to the working class
• What does the generational divide illustrate in the play?

  Younger characters are more receptive to lessons
• How do the younger characters develop emotionally?

  They experience moral awakening and growth
• What is the attitude of the older generation towards the Inspector's message?

  They reject it outright