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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.
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Although Sheila figures out that Inspector Goole was probably not a real police inspector, she does not dismiss the outcome of his questioning. Even if Eva Smith herself wasn’t real, Sheila encourages her family to realise that they still did these bad things to someone.
How is Eva Smith like this? Eva shows that she has a sense of humour when she smiles as Sheila tries on a dress that doesn’t suit her. The audience warm to Eva and see her as human....
First Impressions. Character in context. We never find out Eva’s true identity within the play. This ambiguity enables her to become a universal symbol of oppression. She represents the oppression that both women and the lower classes experienced in early 20th Century society.
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Act One, part 5: Sheila’s confession (pp. 21–6) Key theme: Guilt. Priestley reveals the power that privilege and wealth have by showing how Sheila, as the ‘daughter of a good customer’ (p. 24) at Milwards ensured that Eva Smith was sacked.
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.
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...
