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The Inspector tells the room that Eva worked at Milward’s under the name Daisy Renton, rather than Eva Smith, which is why Sheila did not recognize her name. All but Gerald and Sheila leave the room.
The story of Eva Smith, and how all of the Birlings and Gerald played a role in her death, soon causes Sheila to lose respect for, and faith in, her family. Sheila is disgusted that they will not accept any blame. This cracks the family image and shatters her relationship with her parents.
When Sheila finds out that Eva Smith, a former employee of her father's, committed suicide after being sacked, her initial reaction is, according to the stage direction, "rather...
Aug 19, 2014 · Sheila was jealous of Eva's good looks and threatened the workers that she would not return and she would make certain that Eva got fired. Sheila clearly has begun to change. She is owning up to her responsibility for Eva’s death, maturing as she does so.
Here the audience would empathise with Eva and see her laughing at Sheila as showing that she has a good sense of humour and a human side. If Priestley had not shown this side...
When Sheila re-enters a while later she is ready to admit it was her who got Eva Smith fired from her second job. Sheila’s attitude towards her involvement is very different to her father’s and she seems very guilt stricken and full of remorse.
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Priestley does not reveal the identity of Eva Smith as an individual. This allows him to use her as a symbolic representation of the oppressed working class people ( the masses ).
