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Gerald Croft

Gerald is described as an ‘attractive chap,’ ‘too manly to be a dandy,’ and the ‘well-bred young manabout- town
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This also shows the importance of his
background in relation to the play, as this is what Mr Birling finds to be the best thing about Gerald
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‘Attractive man’ is
important as it is another one of the superficial attributes that is weighted so heavily throughout the
play
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Gerald knows the importance of his family and business and is very
much like Mr Birling in this regard
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Gerald and Sheila start the play madly in love, flirting and joking with each other at the table
like any newly engages couple would do
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There are hints that the relationship isn’t as
perfect as they make out, as Sheila mentions that he didn’t go anywhere near her last summer
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At the very end of the play she hints that she
may take him back, but they would have to start again in learning to trust each other
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Gerald and Mr Birling maintain a good relationship throughout the play, even during hearing what
Gerald had done to Sheila
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Mrs Birling and Gerald get along also
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Themes explored through Gerald
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Social Class- ‘Perhaps I ought to explain first that this is Mr Gerald Croft- the son of sir
George Croft- you know, Crofts Limited
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Truth- ‘No
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