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Sheila continues to ask about Eva Smith, despite the fact that Birling is keen to get her to leave the room, though she comments that she has never heard the name before. The Inspector then reveals that Eva Smith used more than one name, and she changed her name after being sacked by Birling.
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Why - you fool - he knows. Of course he knows. And I hate to...
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The Inspector continues the story, revealing that Eva then...
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Arthur describes why he dismissed Eva: she was the normal wage, but joined with other laborers to ask for a raise of three shillings a week. Arthur would not grant this, saying it would cut into profits.
The Inspector suggests that Eva changed her name to Daisy Renton. However, desperately looking for a way to absolve himself of guilt, Gerald argues that Eva and Daisy are in fact two different girls and that the Inspector’s story isn’t true. Why does Priestley portray Eva under two different names?
When their request is denied, she is forced to leave the factory. The Inspector alleges that Eva Smith repeatedly changed her name, and is the same girl that Sheila requested be fired, that Mrs. Birling denied aid, and that Gerald and Eric had affairs with.
Feb 15, 2017 · She asked Apollo to give her eternal life which he granted – with a twist: he gave her eternal life (and with it unbounded wisdom and knowledge) but not youth and she became so old and shrivelled, wishing only to die. In fact, in some versions of the myth, she is reduced to just a voice.
The Inspector explains how Eva Smith went away to be 'quiet' and to 'remember'. These words clearly show that Eva was emotionally sensitive.
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He reveals the girl's name - Eva Smith, and that she used to work in Mr Birling's factory. Mr Birling had Eva sacked as she was the ringleader of a group of workers who had...
