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The Inspector shows Arthur, and Arthur alone, a photograph, and refuses to show the picture simultaneously to Eric, noting that questioning multiple people at a time would create confusion. Although Arthur is perturbed, he lets the Inspector proceed. Arthur says that he employed Eva in his factory and discharged her in September 1910.
The Inspector tells Sybil and the family that Sybil must recognize the girl, because she saw her only two weeks before that night, when the girl petitioned the charity for financial assistance. Sybil agrees that this is the case, and her husband and daughter are shocked. Sybil says that the charity refused to give the girl money because of her ...
Eric Character Analysis. Eric is the son of the family. He disapproves of his father’s decision to deny Eva Smith ’s request for higher wages, and becomes drunk and upset throughout the course of the evening, which prompts Sheila to expose him as a heavy-drinker, unbeknownst to his parents. In the middle of the play, Eric storms out of the ...
The Inspector shows Arthur, and Arthur alone, a photograph, and refuses to show the picture simultaneously to Eric, noting that questioning multiple people would create confusion. Although Arthur is unsettled, he lets the Inspector proceed. Arthur says that he employed Eva in his factory and discharged her in September 1910.
Connection to Eva. Eric met Eva in a bar when he was drunk and effectively forced his way into her lodgings (where she lives). He forced her to sleep with him. They kept up a sexual relationship for a while before Eva found out she was pregnant. Eric gave her stolen money – when she found out it was stolen, she refused to see him anymore.
Character in context. of the message of the play An Inspector Calls. Eric is the son of Mr and Mrs Birling and Sheila is his sister. Eric is employed by his father Birling and Co. and is instantly portrayed as having a drinking habit by Priestley (perhaps attempting to drown his sorrows). The stage directions dictate that Eric is in his ...
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Read an in-depth analysis of Eric Birling. The Inspector’s closing speech is important for several reasons. First, it advances his politics most clearly, although the Inspector stops short of explicitly saying that he is a socialist, and that the Birlings and Gerald ought to become socialists, too. But the Inspector’s motivations do seem to ...
