AIC Exam Study Guide Questions With Verified Answers

AIC Exam Study Guide Questions With Verified Answers "(miserably) So I'm really responsible" 'It was my own fault' 'Id been in a bad temper anyhow SHEILA - answer- Sheila feels guilty about how she may have affected Eva. - Different to Mr Birling, who just tries to defend himself and say that he was justified in what he did. - Character development - taking responsibility - Difference between generations 'ERIC suddenly guffaws' STAGE DIRECTIONS - answerEric is immature and represents youth 'As you were saying, Dad, a man has to look after himself-' ERIC - answer- When he doesn't know much about what he is talking about, he tends to be biased towards his father's ideologies. - His father has more power - Impressionable and doesn't really know what he believes, that he's just following his father blindly naivety when it comes to political ideologies - he isn't very exposed to beliefs that aren't of his families eg socialist views - Symbolises impressionability of youth 'Oh- how horrible! Was it an accident?' SHEILA ''Well don't tell me that's because I discharged her from my employment nearly two years ago' BIRLING - answerSheila represents youth whereas Birling symbolises old beliefs 'But these girls aren't cheap labour - they're people' SHEILA TO INSPECTOR - answer- Possible naivety of youth - New ideologies contrasting with Birling's - Social responsibility and morality Mr Birling reflects the typical patronising male view of woman in 1912 - answer"...not only something to make 'em look prettier - but - well, a sort of sign or token of their self-respect." Gerald makes sexist and superficial comments about the women in the bar he visits. - answer"I hate those hard-eyed dough-faced women." Mrs. Birling also shows that women of the time could be old-fashioned and cruel as men - answer"She was claiming elaborate fine feelings and scruples that were simply absurd in a girl in her position." Turn taking theory applied to theme of gender roles - answerThe male characters eg Mr Birling typically speak for longer periods of time and more frequently Proleptic Irony - answerWhen something is foreshadowed and comes to fruition at a later stage in the novel/play, etc. It is basically foreshadowing. This happens at the end of the play when the phone again rings to continue the cycle Economic Power - answerDisparity between men and women financially stems from this Proleptic Irony applied to gender roles - answerMr Birling represents the business male that has the ability to fire people and is made to appear stupid by his incorrect predictions about the war and the titanic which reverses the gender roles as men are supposed to be better equipped to work and being a leader according to the stereotypes of 1912. What are the main ways that Mrs Birling is presented? - answer-cold -upper-middle-class woman -old fashioned "She was claiming elaborate fine feelings and scruples that were simply absurd in a girl in her position" - answerShows Mrs Birling's hypocrisy. She accuses Eva of not being able to have scruples because she is in a lower class when Mrs Birling, in a higher class does not have scruples. "I think Sheila and I had better go into the drawing room and leave you men" - answerBrings up themes of misogyny and gender roles. 'What an expression Sheila! Really the things you girls pick up these days' - answerAlso shows themes of misogyny and gender roles, as Mrs Birling wants her daughter to remain a respectable child. 'But I didn't know it was you - I never dreamt. Besides, you're not the type - you don't get drunk- ' - answerShows Mrs Birling's naivety, she doesn't know her own son.