i was in that state where a chap easily turns nasty

• whats the point

  eric confesses to his aggressive behaviour towards eva
• what the anaylsis

  the euphemism "thay state" is vague and masks arethe true horror if his drunkness and voilence

  the adverb "easily" suggest a terrifying casualness implying that sociatal norms permit such male voilence
• whats the ai

  erics vagueness could represent his shame and self loathing distancing himself from his action
• priestley use

  priestley uses evasive indirect language to expose both personal and sociatale deniail
• what does eric beckme

  Eric becomes a symbol of our behaviour unfairness in society
• Priestley's purpose

  Grizzly condemned the entitlement and lack of accountability bread by upper-class privilege suggesting the exploitation systematic
• audience impact

  in 1945 audience would be disgusted by Eric's behaviour