eva smith/daisy renton

• victim of prejudices and individualistic attitudes of capitalist society
• depicts the collective suffering of the lower class at the hands of the upper class, arguing the need for social refom
• "very pretty" "hating life"
• parallel to sheila
• no voice or presence, powerless, demonstrates need for welfare sate
• shows fatal impact of careless individualism and capitalist attitudes
• EVA SMITH

  EVA - eve from bible (representation of humanity)

  SMITH - common surname (universal story for commoners), blacksmith (class is fixed part of identity)
• DAISY RENTON

  change the direction of life to survive society

  RENT - euphemism for prostitution
• suicide

  • needed to be purified (eric/gerald left her unclean and violated)
  • awaken privlidged upper class to suffering of working class