Birlings writer displaying good warmth family dislikeable play

Text	What is the writer saying about the Birlings being dislikeable? The play starts in media res, with the Birlings displaying their ostentatious wealth. How is the writer saying this? The Birling's dining room contains 'good solid furnuiture' and bieng 'heavily comfortable' yet notably lacking warmth and not 'homelike'. This set contains symbols of status and power, displaying the Birlings as unashamedly upper class. The adjectives 'good solid' establish the idea that appearance is important to the family, yet Priestley could be connoting the veneer that the family create which hides their questionable morals and actions. Furthermore, 'not cosy' could be mirroring the relationships within the family, alluding to the lack of warmth and genuine feeling between the characters.

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What is the writer saying about the Birlings being dislikeable?

The play starts in media res, with the Birlings displaying their ostentatious wealth.

How is the writer saying this?

The Birling's dining room contains 'good solid furnuiture' and bieng 'heavily comfortable' yet notably lacking warmth and not 'homelike'. This set contains symbols of status and power, displaying the Birlings as unashamedly upper class. The adjectives 'good solid' establish the idea that appearance is important to the family, yet Priestley could be connoting the veneer that the family create which hides their questionable morals and actions. Furthermore, 'not cosy' could be mirroring the relationships within the family, alluding to the lack of warmth and genuine feeling between the characters.

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