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Act 2 of An Inspector : Calls - Coggle Diagram
Act 2 of An Inspector : Calls
Characters
Mr Birling
"That my boy is mixed up in this"
Suggests that Eric is involved with Eva Smith
Ironic that Mr Birling cares, as he prefers Gerald and what happens to him rather than Eric
Mrs Birling
"Go and look for the father of this child"
"As if a girl of that sort would ever refuse money"
Links to her class and how she abuses the class system
"it wasn't I that turned her out for employment"
"It made me lose all patience with her"
Mrs Birling doesn't care for Eva Smith's problems
She thinks that she has superiority
Eric
"Eric enters, looking extremely pale and distressed"
The Inspector
"Why didn't she want to take more money from this boy?"
The "boy" was Gerald Croft
They were in a relationship
Stage directions - "he looks at his watch"
Could show his boredom to the subject
Doesn't believe Mrs Birling
Sheila Birling
Quote towards Gerald - "I rather respect you more than ever"
"I was angry, she was pretty"
Themes
Mystery
Eva Smith had randomly used the Birling's name
Mrs Birling found this unnaceptable because she didn't want to have the same name as a lower class person
Guilt
Shelia feels that she and Mr Birling were the cause for Eva Smith being fired.
"Chucking her out of her jobs"
Images
Context
Gerald
Eva Smith
"She had no claim to the name"
"As if a girl of that sort would ever refuse money
Events
Gerald describes his past relationship with Eva Smith/Daisy Renton
Describes her as "fresh" and "charming"
Eva Smith goes to Mrs Birling to try and gain money as she needs help from her recent relationship with Gerald Croft
Mrs Birling refused to help Eva Smith as she was a lower class
Quote to show how Eva Smith was at this point "Penniless , desperate"