exploitation

• Mr Birling- 'for lower costs and higher prices'

  • hopes to work 'together' with crofts limited ""-unconcerned for improving conditions or workers right, instead wants more profits although business already succesful-workers never profit from these higher profits as mr B keeps profits to himselfissues priestly sees in capitalist businesses - exploittion and dehuminisation of workers
• Mr Birling: '"several hundred young women" who "keep changing"'
• inspector: '"there are lots of young girls living in that sort of existence in every city and big town in this country, Miss Birling. If there weren't the factories and warehouses wouldn't know where to look for cheap labour"'
• Companies don't turn a blind eye to suffering of working class


  Instead they seek them out to exploit them and keep profit margins high
• "in every city and big town in this city" suggests how universal the problem is
• The inspector is prepared to harm 'young girls', audience understands how inhumane and pitiless companies must be
• Gerald- (eva) "looked quite different" "was very pretty" "looked young and fresh and charming and altogether out of place there"

  • sensual romanticised descriptions imply his sexual attraction to her was always a factor to befriend her focus on her appearance and how 'good' she looked, show he forms opinions before talking to her