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Which of these adjectives does not describe Sheila?
Static (doesn't change).
Narcissistic
Open minded
Perceptive
Which quote describes Sheila at the beginning of the play?
"An attractive chap of around 30"
"An ugly woman in her early forties, pleased with life and rather excitable".
"A pretty girl in her early twenties, pleased with life and rather excited".
"not quite at ease, half shy, half assertive".
Sheila....
Installs Eva in a flat to make love to her
Stops Eva from getting money from a charity
Fires Eva from her job at the factor
Gets Eva fired from her job at Millwoods
How does Priestley hint that Sheila is childish at the beginning of the play?
Sheila gets drunk frequently
She calls her parents 'Mummy' and 'Daddy', and uses childish language like calling Eric 'squiffy'.
Sheila gets Eva fired from her job
Sheila is engaged to Gerald
How does Sheila react to Eva's death? What does this show about her?
She says that she 'wished the inspector hadn't told her', which shows that she cares more about her engagement party than about Eva's suicide.
She is instantly appauled to hear that a young girl killed herself, and shows empathy.
However, which quote shows that Sheila has the potential to change at the beginning of the play & become a socialist?
"But these girls aren't cheap labour, they're people".
"Oh mummy!"
"Fire and blood and anguish"
Why did Sheila get Eva sacked?
She was upset that Eva was sleeping with Gerald
She was jeleous because Eva looked prettier than her.
She was irritated that Eva had led a strike at her father's factory.
How do we know that Sheila is perceptive?
She picks up that her brother is 'squiffy' or drunk at the beginning.
She realises before the other characters that Eric is responsible for Eva's pregnancy
She figures out that Gerald was seeing Daisy Renton because of his reaction when he hears her name.
What does the Inspector say about Sheila's generation?
He says they're 'more impressionable'.
He says they are more capitalist than their parents
He says they're lazy and always on their phones.
As the play goes on...
Sheila takes on the inspector's role, asking questions to find out the truth.
Sheila takes on the Inspector's role, by speaking socialist ideas.
Sheila becomes more capitalist
Sheila falls out with Eric
Priestley uses Sheila as a vehicle to represent....
Materialism
The changing role of women,
How the younger generation can become more socialist.
Capitalism
Which of these does Sheila say?
"And I don't even remember- that's the hellish thing".
"Mixed up together like bees in a hive"
"Millions and millions of Eva Smiths and John Smiths"
"You're beginning to pretend all over again that nothing.. has happened"
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