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Compare the Actions and Attitudes of Sheila and Mr. Birling Towards Eva Smith and Their Responsibility of Her Suicide

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Compare the Actions and Attitudes of Sheila and Mr. Birling Towards Eva Smith and Their Responsibility of Her Suicide In the novel, both Sheila Birling and Mr Birling each play a huge role in Eva Smith's death with their actions and their attitudes towards her. The first person that seems to be responsible for the death of Eva Smith was Mr. Birling. He was the owner of a mill and hired Eva Smith to work there. He admitted that she worked well but had to make her redundant due to her asking for an increase in wages and protesting against Mr. Birling not giving her a rise. "We were paying the usual rates and if they didn't like those rates, they could go work somewhere else. It's a free country", says Mr. Birling. From Mr. Birling's actions it does not seem to be the full responsibility of Mr. Birling for the...

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