a man has to mind What do you

his own business and isolationism mean by saying If she had been
look after himself that? You talk some miserable
and his own and as if we were plain little
I thought it would do us
responsible creature, I dont
all a bit of good if
sometimes we tried to put suppose Id have
ourselves in the place of done it. But she was
very pretty... I
these young women

capitalism proletariat couldnt feel sorry

for her.
Why - you fool -
he knows. Of
responsibility You used the power
course he knows.
unsinkable, absolutely And I hate to
you had to punish
unsinkable think how much
A chain of the girl. 1912
he knows that we
events views
don't know yet.
on
dramatic Daisy women

irony Renton You think young women

ought to be protected
You could have
A girl just died on her way to the against unpleasant and
kept her on instead
They havent had Infirmary after swallowing some disturbing things?
of throwing her out.
a suicide for disinfectant. And a police inspector
I call it tough luck.
months. is on his way here. We all started out like that
so confident, so pleased with
The girl saw me looking at
So theres nothing to be sorry for, Eva Smith her and then gave me a
ourselves until he began asking
nothing to learn. We can all just go us questions.
glance that was nothing less
on behaving just as we did.
Each of you helped to kill her. than a cry for help.
Remember that. Never forget it. (He I became at once the most
Youre beginning to pretend now that important person in her life
looks from one to the other of them Gerald set her up as
nothings really happened at all. And I
carefully.) But I dont think you ever his mistress and you understand?
cant see it like that. The girls still
will. then dropped her
dead, isnt she?
You and I arent the

She didnt want

socialism when it suited him.
same people who sat
But I didnt down to dinner here. She felt there'd never be
know it was
you I never
me to marry her.
Said I didnt love
We dont live alone. We are members of
one body. We are responsible for each
bourgeoisie anything as good again
for her - so she had to
her and all that. other. And I tell you that the time will make it last longer.
dreamt.
Besides, youre
In a way, she soon come when, if men will not learn Mrs
treated me as if I Naturally that
not the type
were a kid.
that lesson, then they will be taught it in Birling
you dont get fire and blood and anguish. was one of the
drunk things that
prejudiced me

He was responsible younger generation against her case.

for the girls You know,

condition. dont you? Who is Unlike the other three, I did
I blame the
Mother stop to blame nothing Im ashamed of or that
young man who
Youre not the stop! then? I was wont bear investigation.
was the father
kind of father a omniscient Youre behaving
of the child she perfectly
justified in She was here alone, friendless, almost
chap could go to was going to
when hes in Mother I begged like a hysterical advising my penniless, desperate. She needed not
have.
trouble thats you and begged child tonight. committee not only money but advice, sympathy,
why. you to stop Make an example of the to allow her friendliness. Youve had children. You
young man eh? Public claim for must have known what she was feeling.

orthodox older generation confession of responsibility. assistance. And you slammed the door in her face.