go look for the father its his responsibility

Cards (6)

  • What is the point of the quote?
    "go look for the father of the child it's his responsibility"
    Mrs. Burling's refusal to support Eva Smith shifts the blame onto the child's father revealing her hypocrisy
  • what is the analysis of the quote?
    Go look for the father of the child it is his responsibility
    The imperative "go" displays her controlled nature. The phrase "his responsibility" allows her to detach from any emotional responsibility or moral obligation
  • what's the word level analysis for the quote?
    go look for the father of the child responsibility
    This highlights the central theme of personal accountability which she avoids this statement symbolises how social structure allow people like Mrs Birling to ignore human suffering
  • What's Priestley's purpose of the quote?
    Priestly critiques how the upper-class do responsibility by pushing onto others, especially the poor and powerless
  • what's the impact of the audience?
    It would create automatic irony as they know the father is Eric her son reinforcing the destructive cycle of denial
  • what is the alternative interpretation of this quote?
    This could affect her rigid adherence to sole norms men are expected to be financial providers so she defaults to blame the father