summary of the play
the birling family is called out on their wrongdoings by inspector goole and they end up reflecting on themselves
description of sheila
daughter of arthur and sybil one of the few who felt empathy towards eva after getting her fired, engaged to gerald
description of eric
son of aurhtur and sybil and brother to sheila, he used eva as a prostitute and stole money from his father to financially support eva
description of sybil
mother to sheila and eric, she poses as a good person by running a charity for women, yet she still refuses eva support
description of arthur
arthur birling is the farther to sheila and eric and he owns a buissness that doesnt pay any of its workers enough money to live comfortably, one of which being eva
description of edna
she is a maid who works for the birling family, she doesn’t have much relevance other than ressembling the class system
description of gerald
engaged to sheila birling, though he discreetly has an affair with eva, son of another wealthy buissness man, the marrige was meant to signify a union of the companies
description of eva
resembles the misused and vunerable lower class of workers, she is multiple times affected negatively by the birling family’s altercations
description of Inspector Goole
he is the inspector who calls out the birling family on all of their wrongdoings, though it is suggested (at the end of the play) that he is a “ghost” or “ghoul” (goole) and doesnt really exist
what is socialism
it is an ideolegy in which each person works for the good of all other people
what is capitalism
an ideolegy in which each man works for himself and it forms a system of classes lower - upper
what is edwardian sociotey
a periodtechnological advancement. Characterized by a class structure, with a wealthy upper class and a struggling working class
what is sufferagettes
a group of people who fight for the rights of all women ang fight against prejudice towards said women
what is pre & post war britan
pre-ww2 britan had most of the rich (stupidly) thinking that peace was the future, whereas in reality ww2 does happen and significantly impacts the rich and poor alike
