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Who Is To Blame For Eva Smith's Suicide
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I think that the Birling family individually haven’t had much of an impact towards the death of Eva Smith, however together as a family they ultimately caused her brutal suicide. If I were to blame one person in particularly I would blame Eric as he got Eva pregnant and left her in a state beyond recovery. Although he offered her money to live, Eva did not except the money. This is because she had reasons to believe that the money was stolen. We later found out that the money was indeed stolen from his dads work. This isn’t the only thing that Eric’s parents find out about him. They also discover that he is an alcoholic and has been drinking heavily for a while. It was this drinking that lead to Eva getting pregnant and ultimately
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If I were to blame one person in particularly I would blame Eric as he got Eva pregnant and left her in a state beyond recovery. Although he offered her money to live, Eva did not except the money. This is because she had reasons to believe that the money was stolen. We later found out that the money was indeed stolen from his dads work. This isn’t the only thing that Eric’s parents find out about him. They also discover that he is an alcoholic and has been drinking heavily for a while. It was this drinking that lead to Eva getting pregnant and ultimately causing her to commit a brutal suicide. Despite all this I have a feeling that there is something the inspector is hiding, I think that he is trying to stir things up in the Birling family. I find it interesting to note that he choosing to visit them on the day that Sheila and ___________ are to celebrate their engagement. It is also interesting that his name “Goole” implies ghosts and monsters. This could have something to do with the death of Eva Smith. So in conclusion I don’t think that individually the Birling family have a lot of input towards Eva’s death but as a group they ultimately caused

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