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===== 2. Characters and Social Class =====
* The Birling Family and Gerald Croft: - Arthur Birling: Represents the prosperous middle class. His business success and capitalist views are contrasted with the play’s socialist messages. - Sybil Birling: Embodies the arrogance and detachment of the upper class. Her lack of empathy for Eva Smith illustrates class prejudice. - Sheila Birling: Begins as naive and complicit but evolves to recognize and reject her family's classist attitudes. - Eric Birling: His irresponsible actions and ultimate remorse highlight the moral failings and potential for change within the upper class. - Gerald Croft: As an aristocrat, his affair with Eva shows both moments of kindness and exploitation, embodying complexities of class interactions.
* Eva Smith/Daisy Renton: Represents the working class, suffering from the neglect and exploitation by the upper classes. She is a symbol of the powerless and voiceless in society.