Although she doesnt physically appear in the play you could be asked a question about the presentation of Eva Smith Explore the presentation and significance of Eva Smith in An Inspector Calls ID: 756980
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An Inspector Calls:Eva Smith
Although she doesn’t physically appear in the play, you could be asked a question about the presentation of Eva Smith.
Explore the presentation and significance of Eva Smith in ‘An Inspector Calls’.
What would you write?Slide2
An Inspector Calls:Eva Smith
She isn’t physically there, but her presence is felt…
She is the shadow hanging over the entire of the Birling family…
She can be felt even over the first few pages before the Inspector arrives…Slide3
An Inspector Calls:Eva Smith
Eva Smith
Similar to ‘Eve’ from Genesis. Biblical Eve corrupted men
‘Smith’ is the most common surname in the UK
Relatable – emphasises the millions of people she represents in the lower classesSlide4
An Inspector Calls:Eva Smith
Daisy Renton
‘Daisy’ – a soft, delicate and common flower
‘Renton’ – begins with ‘rent’ – prostitution?
Her soft, delicate nature is still present, but she is being ruined by society.Slide5
An Inspector Calls:Eva Smith
“Pretty”
Her looks:
“Soft brown hair”
Overall, we aren’t told much…
“Big brown eyes”
…but
WHY
?Slide6
An Inspector Calls:Eva Smith
Mr Birling
“Lively, good-looking girl”
Sheila
“A change from the factory”
Gerald
“Young and fresh and charming”
Mrs Birling
“Girls of that class”
Eric
“She wasn’t the usual sort”
Inspector
“there are millions of Eva Smiths”Slide7
An Inspector Calls:Eva Smith
A warning
Her role?
Driver for social change
Driver for personal change
Vehicle for Priestley’s views
MomentumSlide8
An Inspector Calls:Eva Smith
Women’s bodies became a site of conflict with authorities.
The Suffragette Movement (began in 1903)
Women were banned from public places to stop them sharing their radical ideas.
What can we link this to?
In 1912, the Parliamentary Franchise (Women) Bill was introduced and defeated, leading to violent protestsSlide9
An Inspector Calls:Eva Smith
Killed herself with disinfectant
Her death:
Cleansing herself of the corruption she has had to swallow
A metaphor for her body being violated
Violent and painful death – a martyr (much like the suffragettes) Slide10
An Inspector Calls:Eva Smith
Constantly exploited (especially by men)
Summary:
Representative of the lower class
Used as a warning to learn from lessons
Representative of the manipulation of women
Reminder of morality and humanitySlide11
An Inspector Calls:Planning an Eva Smith Question
INSPECTOR:
there are millions of Eva Smiths and John Smiths in the world…Discuss the significance of the character of Eva Smith in ‘An Inspector Calls’.
Plan a response to the question above.