Age

• "silly little war scares"

  • Mr Birling is the head of the house and responsible but is shown to be naive
  • He is seen to be morally irresponsible
• "The fact remains that I did what I did."

  • The young are honest and admit their faults
  • Eric refuses to cover up what he did
• "the famous younger generation who know it all. And they can't even take a joke."

  • Ironic quote
  • Older generation are not taking their lesson seriously
• "There'll be a public scandal"

  • The older generation are incredibly focused on reputation
  • + Mrs Birling lies to Inspector about knowing Eva Smith