Eva Smith
● The young woman who suffered at the hands of the Birling
family and Gerald. She does not appear in the play.
- She was sacked by Mr Birling in his factory for leading a
strike for better pay.
- Sacked from a dress shop after Sheila unjustly
complained about her.
- Became the mistress of Gerald to whom was known as
Daisy Renton.
- Was made pregnant by Eric Birling
- Applied for charity for help but Mrs Birling refused her.
- Committed suicide by swallowing disinfectant.
● ‘A lively good- good looking girl - country bred’ ‘a good worker
too’ - reveals that Mr Birling recalls Eva smith as a pretty girl
from the countryside who knew how to work hard.
● ‘She’d had a lot to say - far too much - so she had to go’ -
reveals she was not afraid to speak up on behalf of others for
more pay. Consequently she was dismissed by Birling.
● ‘She was very pretty and looked as if she could take care of
herself’ - reveals Sheila judged the girl by her appearance and
wrongly assumed she would find another job.
● ‘Now she had to try something else’ - without legitimate work
she had to turn to ‘something else’ a euphemism for
prositiution.
● The young woman who suffered at the hands of the Birling
family and Gerald. She does not appear in the play.
- She was sacked by Mr Birling in his factory for leading a
strike for better pay.
- Sacked from a dress shop after Sheila unjustly
complained about her.
- Became the mistress of Gerald to whom was known as
Daisy Renton.
- Was made pregnant by Eric Birling
- Applied for charity for help but Mrs Birling refused her.
- Committed suicide by swallowing disinfectant.
● ‘A lively good- good looking girl - country bred’ ‘a good worker
too’ - reveals that Mr Birling recalls Eva smith as a pretty girl
from the countryside who knew how to work hard.
● ‘She’d had a lot to say - far too much - so she had to go’ -
reveals she was not afraid to speak up on behalf of others for
more pay. Consequently she was dismissed by Birling.
● ‘She was very pretty and looked as if she could take care of
herself’ - reveals Sheila judged the girl by her appearance and
wrongly assumed she would find another job.
● ‘Now she had to try something else’ - without legitimate work
she had to turn to ‘something else’ a euphemism for
prositiution.
