Who in your opinion is most responsible for the death of Eva Smith in the murder mystery written by J.B.Priestley.

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Title: - who in your opinion is most responsible for the death of Eva Smith?

This story is a murder mystery written by J.B.Priestley set in the dining room of the Birling’s house in Brumley, an industrial city in the North Midlands.

In my opinion, there isn’t really one person to blame, but each member of the Birling family along with Gerald Croft, Sheila’s fiancé. Each of these people seem to play a key part in the suicide/murder of Eva Smith.

The story starts off by the Birling family and Sheila’s fiancée, Gerald Croft enjoying there engagement party “modestly celebrating his engagement” when they are interrupted by a ring at the door by a so called police inspector by the name of Goole “…. Inspector Goole” where Mr Birling immediately suspects its for a warrant “ some trouble about a warrant” and when the inspector tells him that its not, Mr Birling says how popular he is and that he’s up for a knighthood, and that the inspector should be careful of what he is saying to Mr Birling.

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Mr Birling is involved in this because he used to employ Eva smith until he sacked her for being the ring leader in a strike and for asking for more money.” Decided to ask for more money,” “She had to go.”

Next to get involved was Sheila, Sheila felt very guilty for what she had done, but at first could not think what for until the inspector mentioned Milwards department store, then she realised she was as much to blame as her father and soon confessed all to the inspector even though Mr Birling tried to persuade her not ...

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