Eva Smith Quotation and Question Posters

Click on the button above to download seven posters on An Inspector Calls that contain two elements:

1. A quotation from the play that focuses on Eva Smith / Daisy Renton
2. Two questions for students to explore and discuss

'Why shouldn’t they try for higher wages?'

1. Why did Eva Smith lose her job?
2. What double standard does Eric’s question reveal?

'Yes, she was lucky to get taken on a Milwards'

1. Why was Eva Smith ‘lucky’ to get taken on?
2. What do we learn about the lives of working-class women?

'She looked young and fresh and charming'

1. What does Gerald say about the other women in the Palace Bar?
2. What similarities are there between Gerald and Alderman Meggarty?

'As if a girl of that sort would ever refuse money'

1. What does Mrs Birling imply about Eva Smith?
2. What do we learn about social class in Edwardian England?

'She was pretty and a good sport'

1. How does Eric attempt to justify his actions?
2. What expectations do the male characters have of women?

'There are millions and millions and millions'

1. In what sense are there ‘millions’ of Eva Smiths?
2. What is the Inspector’s final message to the Birling family?

'In the morning they’ll be as amused as we are'

1. What does Birling find amusing about the ‘hoax’?
2. What differences are there between the generations?

Hope the resource is useful –

Doug

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