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Gerald Quotes Act 1

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Gerald - Key Quote (Act 1)

‘I think my father would agree to that, too.’ Here's an analysis of this key quote from Act 1:

Capitalist

Capitalist

  • Gerald shows how similar his family’s beliefs are to the Birlings’ beliefs that the upper-class business owners should have lower costs and higher prices.
  • Of course, the actual workers would see none of this increased profit.
  • This presents Gerald as an entitled (feels he deserves special treatment), wealthy, upper-class man with no social responsibility – he agrees with the capitalist ideals, as does his father.
Villain

Villain

  • This also shows the audience that Gerald is on the villainous side of the story at the start – he does not care about individuals.
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