Gerald Quotes Act 1
English Lit: AQA GCSE An Inspector Calls, topic 5.5.1
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
- 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
- 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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