Mr birling

Question 1

“Unsinkable…unsinkable”

Answer 1

-dramatic irony
-repetition of unsinkable shows how stupid he really is.
-(titanic resembles working class who were left to die first -metaphor for capitalism)

Question 2

“Giving us the …, Edna?”

Answer 2

-rhetorical question
- acting like they give the lower class a choice

Question 3

“As if we’re all mixed up …. like …. in a hive,community and all that…”

Answer 3

-‘we’ and ‘all’ are collective phrases - an idea of equality and they way he mocks this shows how selfish he is.
‘as if’ has a certain tone (scoff) - like a joke , laughable ‘nonsense’