Shelia

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GCSE English Literature (An Inspector Calls -modern text) Mind Map on Shelia, created by Demi Wilkie on 04/05/2017.
Demi Wilkie
Mind Map by Demi Wilkie, updated more than 1 year ago
Demi Wilkie
Created by Demi Wilkie over 7 years ago
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Shelia
  1. 'Now I really feel engaged'
    1. Shows how materialistic and superficial Shelia was at the start of the play and how she cares about expenses as she feels engaged after she receives her ring
    2. 'Last summer when you never came near me, and I wondered what had happened to you'
      1. Foreshadows what will happen later on
        1. creates tension
          1. shows how Shelia is suspicious but as she's a woman she cannot voice herself as males are superior and you shouldn't question them
          2. 'I told them if they didn't get rid of that girl I would never go near that place again'
            1. Shows how demanding and the power Shelia has. Shows how she uses her social lass to manipulate others
            2. 'as if she's been crying'
              1. Shows she has changed and feels guilty
                1. Priestley uses Shelia to portray that young people can learn the lesson social responsibility and so there is hope for the future to make them look after each other
                  1. can be seen as a product of her environment as she has been brought up in a wealthy family in Edwardian England which would mean it she would have taken little responsibility for her actions up until this point
                  2. 'Stop before it's too late'
                    1. shows how her character her grown more mature since the beginning of the play
                      1. Shows how her confidence has grown as she even stands up to her mother
                      2. 'It's too soon'
                        1. refuses Geralds engagement ring which contradicts her character at the start of the play
                          1. The growth of her character contrasts her parents' who represent the older generation and stick to their ways and refuse to accept responsibility for their treatment to Eva
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