Search results
2 days ago · Eric is the father: The Inspector reveals Eric to be the final link in the “chain of events” connecting the Birlings to Eva Smith’s death: he was the father of Eva’s unborn child. This means that when Sybil Birling refused to help Eva, Mrs Birling effectively sentenced her grandchild to death. Eric’s transformation: Eric reveals his ...
The Inspector tells Arthur that a girl named Eva Smith has committed suicide that evening, after swallowing disinfectant. Eric cries out at this, and Arthur says it is difficult news to hear. The Inspector asks Arthur if he has heard of Eva Smith.
The Inspector questions Eric, who describes how he met the girl/Eva Smith again by accident in the Palace bar. Eric learned more about the girl’s life. He also reveals his attitude to the women at the Palace bar.
Eric Birling forces himself on Eva Smith while drunk, then meets her again, and they continue a brief relationship. He learns she is pregnant and offers her stolen money, which she eventually...
Sybil notes that Eric is distressed, probably because he’s had too much to drink at the dinner. When Sheila mentions that Eric’s drinking is a steady problem, Sybil counters that this isn’t the case, and is embarrassed that the subject is brought up before the Inspector.
Eva symbolises the suffering of the lower-classes. She is the victim of a patriarchal society and the class inequality which is apparent throughout the social hierarchy of 1912 Britain. She demonstrates the need for a welfare state. Eva Smith.
People also ask
How did Eric meet Eva Smith again?
How does Eric deal with Eva Smith in Act 3?
What does Eric tell Sheila about Eva Smith?
How did Eric Birling meet Eva Smith?
Why does Eric blame his mother for Eva's death?
Why did Mr Birling sack Eva Smith?
An Inspector Calls by J B Priestley centres on Inspector Goole’s interrogation of the Birling family, following the death of a young girl called Eva Smith. Are they to blame?
