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Younger Generation Pair Famous Can’t Joke Mr Birling

Text ‘Now look at the pair of them - the famous younger generation who know it all. And they can’t even take a joke-’ (Mr Birling, p72, interrupted by a phone call)
This ironic quote shows that the younger generation have accepted responsibility while the parents are not taking it at all seriously.

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