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Illustrate the need for change in society
- Priestley uses Gerald’s character to illustrate the need for change in society. The play advocates for greater social responsibility and awareness of the interconnectedness of all people. Gerald’s failure to change serves as a warning of the consequences of ignoring these responsibilities.
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Priestley portrays Gerald as a physically attractive, privileged but likable man. He describes Gerald in the stage directions as “rather too manly to be dandy”, suggesting that he is very much content and confident in his own masculinity.
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Priestley uses Gerald to attack the upper-classes of post-war Britain. He shows that despite outward appearances, Gerald is described as an 'attractive chap' and 'well-bred'.
Jun 24, 2024 · Priestley uses Gerald’s character to illustrate the need for change in society. The play advocates for greater social responsibility and awareness of the interconnectedness of all people. Gerald’s failure to change serves as a warning of the consequences of ignoring these responsibilities.
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Nov 14, 2020 · Priestley descibes Gerald as ‘”an attractive chap about thirty … very much the easy well-bred young-man-about-town.” This external attractiveness is in contrast with a perhaps internal ugliness. In fact in a much larger sense this could be said about the whole play.
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