What is the connection of the main characters to Eva smith’s / Daisy Renton’s Suicide?

There are a number of people who contributed to Eva Smiths death each on pushed her closer and closer to her suicide. There is no reason why any one of the characters is soley the blame. It was not only the characters that contributed to her death either, it was the way her life never seemed to workout and her social wellbeing. No matter how hard she tried her life was never stable. Her life was a constant downfall that eventually got the better of her, she then gave in and decided that her life wasn’t worth living if it was going to be constantly failing so she ended her life.

The first person that we are lead to have started the downfall or chain of events that lead to Eva Smith’s suicide is Mr Arthur Birling. Mr Birling was a rich man and only seemed to care about his family and how well his business was going. He didn’t know any of his workers personally not even Eva Smith until after the strike. The strike occurred when the workers were returning from holidays and were very restless and decided to request a pay rise or they would go on strike. Mr Birling denied their request and they didn’t return to work for awhile until they began needing money and begged for their jobs back. Mr Birling let them come back, however he stacked the ringleaders, Eva Smith was one of them. Eva Smith now had no work and was left without a job for two months until she found another job at Milwards a popular, expensive department store.

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The next person contributing another downfall leading to Eva’s suicide is Sheila Birling, Arthur Birlings daughter. One day Sheila was a Milwards looking at dresses and hats. Sheila requested for someone to display the clothes for her so she could see how they looked. Eva was asked to put the clothes on and show Sheila how they are worn. The clothes looked very good on Eva, however they didn’t suit Sheila at all. Sheila caught Eva laugh when Sheila was trying the clothes on and went straight to the manager and filed a complaint. Sheila made it clear to the manager that Eva was disrespectful towards her and said that if she was still working there the next time she came into the shop to buy clothes she would walk out and never shop at Milwards again, as well as withdraw the account. Once again Eva Smith was sacked from her job, being sacked from you second job in such a short period of time would have been pretty hurtful. Sheila was obviously jealous of Eva being prettier than her even though Sheila was of higher class. After this Eva Smith changed her name to Daisy Renton in order to lose her reputation and start over under a new identity.

The next contribution was Gerald Croft, Gerald is engaged to Sheila Birling and they are due to get married. Gerald meets Eva Smith now known as Daisy Renton at a local bar and soon finds out that she is completely broke and needs food. Gerald then invites Daisy to live in his friend’s apartment that his friend had trusted him with while he was away. Gerald and Daisy became very intimate together. Gerald found her irresistible and Daisy had fallen in love with him. However they both knew that their secret relationship would not last and Gerald eventually ended it and Daisy had to move out of the apartment. Gerald gave her some money to support her on her way, she told him she was going to live at the seaside and she needed time to think about all that had happened to her.

Eric Birling, son of Arthur is another contribution. Daisy Renton returned back to that same bar where she had met Gerald Croft, this is where she met Eric. This time she was so desperate for money she was forced to prostitution and Eric was with her on serval occasions. Then Daisy found out that she could be pregnant. They didn’t want anything to do with each other from then on and Eric gave her fifty pound that was a lot in those days that he gave to Daisy to send her on her way. He didn’t tell her that he stole the money from his father’s office and when she had found out she took the money and never wanted to see him again.

Mrs Birling, Arthur Birlings wife is also connected to the events that lead up to the suicide. Mrs Birling is seen as being strict and snobby. She doesn’t seem to care about much, but herself. Mrs Birling is a member of the Brumley Women Charity Organization that Daisy Renton went to for support. When she arrived there Mrs Birling asked her, her name she said her name was Mrs Birling, at first Mrs Birling thought this was cheek then she dismissed Daisy’s appeal of support.

Each main character had an influence on Eva Smith or Daisy Renton’s suicide and she found that she could not cope with life constantly failing.

Assuming that the inspectors scenario is true, how do you assign the blame and why? What Level of Responsibility do the characters take?

It is hard to assign blame as each character contributed to Eva Smith or Daisy Renton’s suicide, however some contributions were more serious than others.

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