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"In fact, I insist upon being one of the family now. I've been trying long enough, haven't I?... Haven't I? You know I have."
Shows that Gerald is persistent about being one of the family but later contradicts himself when he says "you seem to be a nice well-behaved family". He is now talking about the Birlings as an outsider. This suggests that he is not part of the family even though he would like to be as he is rather persistent
"Getting a bit heavy-handed, aren't you, Inspector?"
He is showing here that he believes he's better than the inspector, perhaps because the inspector is of a lower class. He may also be trying to show he's in charge here.
"Thanks. You're going to be a great help, I can see. You've said your piece, and you're obviously going to hate this, so why on earth don't you leave us to it?"
Gerald is putting the "woman" in her place as he believes he is superior and that women shouldn't be subjected to such harsh truths. This is showing the divide between genders in the early 1900's.
Gerald also seems to be acting sarcastically towards Sheila, showing that he doesn't respect her when it comes to issues that are solely for men and could be too harsh for her
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