An Inspector Calls
1912
edna the maid
the inspector interrupts mr birlings opinions he gave to gerald
mr birling dismisses the name of eva smith
inspector doesnt let anyone else see the photo at the same time as everyone else
mr birling thinks of the marriage as a business proposal
Mr birling thought eva smith was a troublemaker she was part of a gang of 5
Mr birling gave eva a chance by giving her a pay rise but nobody else gets a pay rise - |Eva didnt want this
Eva wanted more pay
rents going up they havent had a wage rise
mr birling offers to make eva smith leading operator to get better money
Mr birling sees women as cheap labour
Sacked eva the day the workers came back
inspector visits 2 years after he sacked her
Both evas parents dead she had no friends and was half starved so she was feeling desperate
After 6 weeks working at milwards Eva was fired
Sheila complains about eva because of jealousy
Sheila thought Eva was mocking her when trying on the dress
Mrs Birling holds up the dress to Eva showing sheila its suits Eva
The birlings had an account with Milwards so sheila threatened to close it if eva wasnt fired
Inspector is a warning to the birlings
After 2 months after being sacked from milwards eva changed her name to Daisy Renton
Gerald ONLY knows eva by the name Daisy Renton
Gerald met eva at the palace bar
Gerald think he saved daisy (eva) from being seduced but he didnt he wanted to seduce her himself
Gerald thinks he is noble
Gerald gave daisy (eva) money
Gerald took eva to dinner
vulnerable
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Eric got eva pregnant
when eva was pregnant she referred to herself as mrs birling
Eva went to mrs birlings charity when pregnantbut was turned down
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