To what extent is Eric to blame for the death of Eva Smith in “An Inspector Calls”? In “An Inspector Calls”, Priestly shows how Eric is to be blamed the most in the contribution of Eva Smith’s death. Eric is faulted the most as he carried out a real crime while the rest just committed moral violations. Eric makes Mrs. Birling feel terrible after his confession. Eric’s actions clearly convey gender discrimination during the time and how men took advantage of a women. The greatest crime committed throughout the entire play was by Eric, a man in his “early twenties” who is “half shy” and lacks on confidence meaning he has a hard time expressing emotions and is easily controllable. The crime Eric committed: Eric driving himself on Eva Smith/Daisy Renton. This is most detestable experience a women will ever have to go through. The fact that Eric impregnated Eva almost instantly shows that he is the most to blame as this eventually lead to her suicide. Eva being pregnant is a weakness due to the present condition she is in and cannot continue her prostitution career to make money, and furthermore, has to raise a child despite already famished herself. Eva Smith argues that she didn’t want to go in Page 51 “She didn’t want to me to go in” Eric depicts. This demonstrates Eva is defying Eric's request for her own particular security but only did it …show more content…
Eric is also very secretive because none of his family members knew about his drinking propensity other than his sister Sheila and Gerald. On page 53, Eric confesses that he “doesn’t even remember” the time he forced himself onto a women in need, this demonstrates that he is a heavy drinker, lacks on self-control, and shows no heart and emotion during his alcoholic