How does priestly present mr Birling as a selfish character

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Ratling [72]3 years ago

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With a lack of lawful minimum wage, Birling can set whatever wages he wants. But his selfishness in reaping the rewards for himself leads him to pursue a business policy of 'lower costs'. ... Their wealth is immediately obvious to the audience and this makes is more shocking that Birling would not raise the worker's wages.

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"With a stamp of your foot, you annihilate first one, then a dozen, then a thousand, a million, a billion possible mice!"

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