The Birling Family as a Family with Bitter, Hard Personalities
Throughout the play the Birling family are portrayed in two different
ways by the two different generations of the family. The family
consists of four members: Arthur Birling, " the hard headed business
man " of the family, Sybil Birling, the punctual wife and their two
children, Sheila who is in her late twenties and Eric who is in his
mid-twenties.
The play begins with the family having a celebratory dinner party due
to the engagement between Sheila and Gerald. The scene is set for the
play as Mrs Birling suggests to the audience that she understands he
place in society as in the first few pages of the play she says:
"When your married you'll realize that men with important work to do
sometimes have to spend nearly all their time and energy on their
business. You'll have to get used to that just as I have."
She understands and respects her place as a woman in the marriage,
whereas Sheila is not willing to accept this and dares to challenge
the system. This is where I feel that she acquires her bitter and hard
personality. Sheila displays this in her use of language and also the
way she treated. For instance, on page 3 she says:
"You're squiffy "
"What an expression Sheila! Really the things you girls pick up."
The way that Mrs Birling replies to this shows that she treats Sheila
as a child and has little respect for her. The way that the two women
are perceived in the play is very different as to how the two men are.
And the two sexes show their personalities in different ways as well.
Mrs Birling will openly talk of how she is very proud of her family
name, Mr Birling will talk highly of himself and this is I believe is
... Diana both authors illustrate that one cannot control his or her fate. In both plays the authors use these characters as a medium for their own beliefs, to express their tone and overall message to the audience.
the play. It looks at the person he is and the person he becomes. It
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