Gerald

• What quote shows the theme of responsibility for Gerald?

  "We're respectable citizens and not criminals" (A1)
• 1. What Gerald quote starts "We're respectable..." & what is the analysis?

  • "We're respectable citizens and not criminals" (A1)
  • Collective pronoun "we're" -> serves to propagate a segregative ideology, as Gerald employs it to unite the Birlings against perceived "criminals" -> the irony lies in Gerald's unfounded assertion of the Birling's respectability -> unveils aristocratic biases as inherently ignorant & underscores how the wealthy, consumed by materialism, lack insight into morality, belittling their perceived shrewdness (having good judgement)
• 2. What Gerald quote starts "We're respectable..." & what is the analysis?

  • "We're respectable citizens and not criminals" (A1)
  • Alliteration on "citizens" & "criminals" -> creates sense of similarity, reflecting Priestley's portrayal of blurred lines between morality and criminality as one ascends the social hierarchy -> by Priestley using dramatic irony & satire to mock Mr. Birling, he subtly ridicules Gerald's pretentious demeanour -> to reveal how the wealthy often harbour biases that align only w/ their narrow worldview