J.B.Priestley’s play, An Inspector Calls - Eva Smith :: English Literature

Eva Smith - character study.There are many reasons for the termination of Eva Smith. Each one of thelogrolling family and Gerald pushed Eva Smith a little scalelike to self-annihilationbut no one individual was solely liable for her cobblers last. It was notonly the Birlings that contributed to Eva Smiths death but herposition in the area she was in, she was very poor and low in societyMr Birling was the set-back person who we were led to believe started offthe train of events that led to the death of Eva Smith. I dontbelieve that Mr Birling did anything that ultimately push Eva tocommit suicide the only thing he did was sack her from his millafter she started to drive trouble demanding higher wages and witnesstingthe other girls in the factory to go on strike. Most men in hisposition would excite done the same. Mr Birling said to the inspector,She had a lot to say furthermost too much so she had to go.Although I dont think that Mr Birling did anything re entirelyy wrong regarding Eva he does not come off come up throughout the play as he dooms himself up a bout of times because of his personality. Themajor interruption in his personality is that he seems to constitute no remorse forEva and his son Eric is annoyed by this. He seems to be a very hardman, and shows no regret for dismissing Eva which led to her death.Sheila was the imprimatur person that the Inspector sullen on and her partin the campaign up to Evas death shows her in an unfavourable light as sheturned on Eva because she was jealous of her. Sheila wrongfully usedher position as an fundamental customer to turn Eva out of a job. Sheeven admits, it was my own fault, and that she was in a furioustemper. She was jealous of Eva describing her as a very pretty girltoo - with big dark eyes.Although her actions show her to be a bad tempered, jealous andmalicious person you get the impression as she begins to talk thatthat is quite a harsh pick up of her and that although she does have badcharacteristics she isnt really as bad as you first think her to be.She shows herself to be honest admitting straight away all that shehad done, that she caught sight of her smiling at the assistant and Iwas furious with her.Gerald was the third person to come under the spotlight.