'Oh isn't it wonderful! look mummy, isn't it a beauty' highlights the patriarchal society sheila has grown up in.
'You mustn't try to build up a wall between us and that girl'
bitterly'i suppose were all nice people now'
' yes, go on mummy' 'it frightens me the way you talk'
Priestly uses the character of sheila to represent his own views of social responsibility.
She offers the hope for the future generations to be able to break free of this classist mindset
at times, she acts as the inspectors mouthpiece and supports his criticism of the other characters.
However, sheilas character becomes quite dictate and this can make her a character who the audience do not sympathise with as her change happened far to quickly, suggesting she is in some ways rather unrealistic.