Sheila
"pretty and in her 20's, rather pleased with life" - Immediate introduction to her ingenue and role as part of the younger generation, ignorant of the world around her and the lower classes.
"Look mummy, isnt it a beauty!" - Infantalised, vocative of "mummy" shows her protected background. Materialistic, cares about the ring.
"Oh I wish you hadn't told me" - Wishes to remain ignorant of the lower classes problems at first, reflective of the Birling's inability to change.
"Pretty? - Cares about Eva's looks, reflective of her own materialistic self. Acting like this because of the patriarchal bubble.
"These girls aren't cheap labour they're people" - Beginning to change, already acting as a socialist mouthpiece.
"No, not really it was my own fault." - Accepting of guilt and social responsibility.
"I'll never, never do it again" - Showing remorse and change, very different to the older generation.
"Did you love her?" - Still partly an ingenue, cares about relationships, however this time its something more personal.
"I dont dislike you the way I did half an hour ago" - Displaying maturity, huge change from the infantalised ingenue she used to be.
"The point is, you don’t seem to have learnt anything." - Mouthpiece for the inspector now that he's gone.
"Between us we drove that girl to suicide" - Acceptance of social responsibility and the inspector's message.
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