she gains the confidence to challenge and criticise her parents selfishness the powerful adjectives show her increasing independance and her movement away from her parents ideology.
“i’m sorry daddy actually i was listening “ SHEILA
she acts childish and in a submissive way to her father she infantilses herself with the childish term of address.
“he’s giving us the rope so we’ll hang ourselves“ SHEILA
the metaphor shows she is insightful and is the first to workout the inspectors method of interrogation.
“no not yet it’s to soon i must think “ SHEILA
she shows her strength and independence by refusing to wear the wedding ring until she’s decided.
“i didn’t feel about her as she felt about me” GERALD
he led eva along even though he didn’t have a strongfeelings for her like eric he only viewed the relationship through the lens of his own privilged mindset.
“don’t say anything to the inspector “
he tells the other not to say anything because he wants to cover up whatever has happened covering up deceptions seems to be something he’s used to
“we are responsible for each other” INSPECTOR
This shows he is priestlys mouth piece to express his views about the importance of social responsibility poverty is the responsibility of everyone.
“there are millions and millions of eva and johnsmith” INSPECTOR
repetition of millions shows that eva represents the many others who also suffer in society due to inequality
“each of you helped to kill her remember that “ inspector
he wants everyone to accept they contributed to her death.
“if men will not learn that lesson then they will be taught in in fire blood and anguish“ INSPECTOR
this hell reference shows he predicts a terrible future of the world if people don’t start acting responsibly.