Birling and then Eric. This is almost the order of how and when the events leading up to Eva's death happened, apart from Eric at the end who is left till last. ... His life is centred upon Eva Smith's suicide. ... The events leading up to Eric's confession highlight how everyone is connected. ... Birling doesn't know that it was Eric who made Eva pregnant, so she condemns him and says that he should be made an example of. ...

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• Grade Level: High School

She realised she had done wrong in getting Eva Smith sacked from her job, for reasons such as she was having a bad day, and she was jealous of Eva's beauty. ... Eric can be considered in the same light as Sheila, together they represent the younger generation, well, at least the thinking and intellectual of the younger generations. ... Sheila and Eric obviously admit their past and are exceptionally contrite; they show remorse for what they have done. ... Sheila and Eric learn by far the most, theirs is the real journey from ignorance to enlightenment. ... Sheila and Eric represent the ne...

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