'After all, y'know, we're respectable citizens and not criminals.' To what extent do you agree with Gerald? How does the author lead us to challenge this assertion?

<Tab/>During the course of the play, a significant number of characters crimes that are mostly moral of form but on particularly rare occasions, a few commit crimes that are totally legal. Gerald's quote is not exactly challenged at the time of the play that he makes the quote, but as the play goes on, nagging doubts start challenging the allegation. The whole of the Birling family, though however far-fetched, have …

…explained above, the minor reason contributed significantly to the chain of events that caused the death. But in my opinion what cannot be excused is that a couple of the characters (Mr. + Mrs. Birling) reject any responsibility and at the end try and pretend that it was a hoax and nothing had taken place, but what had happened had really happened and nothing they ever do again can change that. <Tab/>