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Social Class (The class system meant the lower classes struggles (They…
Social Class
The class system meant the lower classes struggles
The class system made it difficult for lower classes
Portrays the upper classes as having limited social responsibility
Mrs Birling claims not to recognise Eva
Suggested that upper classes didn't question the system
They must accept their responsibility
'taught in fire and blood and anguish'
The Birlings think class is all that matters
Biggest concern is he won't get his knighthood
'public scandal'
Positions of authority make him more important
Uses Gerald to promote his social class
Sybil leads the Brumley Women's Charity Organisation
Class drives the plot and shapes the characters
Designed the characters to put across a message
Message is about social responsibility
The characters represent the classes
Priestley thought class shouldn't matter
Uses the play to reveal unfairness of the class
Play isn't just about one family's scandal
Presents the working class as victims of the class system
How people act isn't just about class
Eva is expected to have low morals
Birlings think class is all that matters
Priestley uses Sheila and Eric to show that class isn't all that matters