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- 10 Key Quotes from An Inspector Calls - Eric Birling
-Inspector asks Eric if he went to Eva's lodgings on the night that they first met -admits that he did but can't remember as he was drunk - doesn't present Eric in a positive way Presents him as aggressive as seen as "turn nasty" and "threatened to make a row"
- Eric Birling quotes - English Made Simple
Analysis: The inspector asks Eric ‘…you made love again?’ to which Eric affirms that he did but denies loving Eva We cannot characterise his relationship with Eva as one of love or a serious relationship that could lead to marriage and a family, nor however is it one of cheap sordid sexual exploitation
- Eric Birling: Quotes + Notes - An . . . - OxNotes GCSE Revision
Eric is one of the characters to be questioned by Inspector Goole Now that we have understood the character, it is important to understand the author's intentions behind the character But to achieve Grade 9, there is an Inspector Calls text guide by CGP with 100x more detailed notes
- Eric Birling Character Analysis - AQA GCSE English Revision
Eric is a vital part of Priestley’s attack on the hypocrisy of 1912 and 1945 society He openly condemns Mr Birling’s capitalist principles, and reveals socialist tendencies by arguing that Eva and her fellow workers were right to strike for higher wages
- Eric Analysis - English Lit: AQA GCSE An Inspector Calls - Seneca
But Eric does recognise the error of his ways and accepts that his actions were inexcusable and wrong Like Sheila, Eric represents the hope of future generations, who could learn from their mistakes and use their new-found socialist beliefs to improve the wider society
- An Inspector Calls - Eric Birling Flashcards - Quizlet
Eric actions were naïve but the Inspector has acted almost as a fatherly figure to impose the moral obligations and views onto him that Mr Birling should have done when Eric was a young child However, Eric shows that there is a chance of hope and reformation for everybody
- Eric Birling - key quote analysis Flashcards - Quizlet
Perhaps Eric being 'nearly at breaking point' could metaphorically represent how the pompous actions of his mother, driven and motivated by pride and social standing, has caused Eric to almost reject capitalism
- Asking Eric: Asking Eric: Divorced in-laws overwhelm son’s wife with . . .
Dear Eric: My husband's parents are divorced In the last year or so (after being married to their son for nine years) my in-laws have started communicating with me instead of my husband to make plans Example: My husband called his dad to make New Year’s plans
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