Social divide analysis

Cards (3)

  • She didn’t want me to marry her
    Conveys how the marriage of two classes wouldn’t be realistic
    Pronoun ‘She’ conveys Eva‘s thought process and presents her as realistic - suggests a sense of realism that is developed by the harsh realities of working class
  • ‘I insisted’
    Eric wanted to help when found out he was pregnant
    good intentions but audience sees as bare minimum after raping / taking advantage of her
    shows the sheltered education and growth of the upper class
  • ‘pleased with life’
    adj ‘pleased’ suggests she is exited
    has been given sheltered / privileged upper class upbringing and given he everything she wants
    shows the naivety of the upper class and sheltered life style in a society rife with revision and poverty