Gerald and women – An Inspector Calls essay plan
Paragraph 1:
ey Reference:“I hate those hard-eyed, dough facedwomen,”
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Method:Synecdoche
Not only:Directly acknowledges the aristocracy’stendency to reduce women to
their looks and objectify them, only getting to know them superficially before
insisting on becoming ‘at once the most important thing in [their] lives’.
But also:Signifies the cruel result of a patriarchalsociety where women are
turned ‘hard-eyed’ and ‘dough faced’ in order to conform to expectations and
ultimately survive, only to be rejected for the lack of innocence which was stolen
from them when they were just ‘girls’.
Second Reference:“He means I’m getting hystericalnow,”
Not only:The word ‘hysterical’ not only implies uncontrolled,irrational emotions
but also, its etymology stemming from the Greek word ‘hysteria’ for ‘uterus’ once
again reveals the cruel reality of the patriarchy, particularly in Edwardian society -
women are seen as inherently inferior, and Sheila herself is aware of this fact as
Gerald states ‘she has had about as much as she can stand’.
Paragraph 2:
ey Reference:Ring motif
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Not only:Emblematises materialism and the transactionalnature of marriage
But also:Signifies Gerald’s place in society as anaristocrat and the power he
wields because of it
Second Reference:Drinking motif
Not only:Symbolises the toxicity of an avaristic,capitalist society where the
destitute underbelly are ignored and abused consistently.
But also:Gerald mentioning his drinking of the portwith Eva Smith during the
summer signifies the multifaceted consequences of drinking ‘the port’ - for the
bourgeoisie, it is a luxury, but for the impoverished underbelly of Edwardian
society, it is devastating and ‘agonising’.
Paragraph 3:
ey Reference:Setting of the Palace Theatre Bar
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Which:The only place the highly stratified societymeets - ‘respectable citizens’
and the impoverished underbelly of Edwardian society is the Palace Theatre Bar,
where exploitation takes place.
Paragraph 1:
ey Reference:“I hate those hard-eyed, dough facedwomen,”
K
Method:Synecdoche
Not only:Directly acknowledges the aristocracy’stendency to reduce women to
their looks and objectify them, only getting to know them superficially before
insisting on becoming ‘at once the most important thing in [their] lives’.
But also:Signifies the cruel result of a patriarchalsociety where women are
turned ‘hard-eyed’ and ‘dough faced’ in order to conform to expectations and
ultimately survive, only to be rejected for the lack of innocence which was stolen
from them when they were just ‘girls’.
Second Reference:“He means I’m getting hystericalnow,”
Not only:The word ‘hysterical’ not only implies uncontrolled,irrational emotions
but also, its etymology stemming from the Greek word ‘hysteria’ for ‘uterus’ once
again reveals the cruel reality of the patriarchy, particularly in Edwardian society -
women are seen as inherently inferior, and Sheila herself is aware of this fact as
Gerald states ‘she has had about as much as she can stand’.
Paragraph 2:
ey Reference:Ring motif
K
Not only:Emblematises materialism and the transactionalnature of marriage
But also:Signifies Gerald’s place in society as anaristocrat and the power he
wields because of it
Second Reference:Drinking motif
Not only:Symbolises the toxicity of an avaristic,capitalist society where the
destitute underbelly are ignored and abused consistently.
But also:Gerald mentioning his drinking of the portwith Eva Smith during the
summer signifies the multifaceted consequences of drinking ‘the port’ - for the
bourgeoisie, it is a luxury, but for the impoverished underbelly of Edwardian
society, it is devastating and ‘agonising’.
Paragraph 3:
ey Reference:Setting of the Palace Theatre Bar
K
Which:The only place the highly stratified societymeets - ‘respectable citizens’
and the impoverished underbelly of Edwardian society is the Palace Theatre Bar,
where exploitation takes place.
