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    Point 1- Portrayal of Women as Evil Of Mice and Men- “Her body leaned forward” "Feel right aroun’ there an’ see how soft it is." (Direct Attempt of Closeness and Temptation ultimately leads to her downfall – ‘Feel’) Inspector Calls- Eva Smith/ Daisy Renton- Absence throughout play. Lack of Clarity on her name “It’s a favourite haunt for women of the town” (Haunt-Evil and Sinister) Prostitutes Big Idea- Shows women are only for recreation (brothel houses present in both the books)

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    How is Eric explored throughout An Inspector Calls? Eric is introduced in the play as a young man still figuring out his path in life. The start of the play states he is ‘half shy’ displaying nervousness and implying that he lacks of confidence. However it is also stated that he is ‘half assertive’‚ depicting whenever he feels passionate about something he can express his opinions. His starting words serve comically. The audience can develop an idea of how he typically acts‚ due to him not behaving

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    Jairina then explained to me that she called Police tonight because Erick was again demanding her phone‚ and also told her he was going to take her kids from her. I asked Jairina why she did not call the Police during the initial incident‚ and she told me she was trying to resolve things without police‚ and because she was scared. Jairina went on to say Erick told her "she would be sorry" if he ever went to jail because of her. I spoke with Jairy

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    To what extent is “An Inspector calls” a socialist play? J.B Priestley uses his play as tool to get across his message of socialism. Priestley was a well known socialist and so would obviously want to express his views in some way. Priestley uses “AIC” to convey his views on capitalism and socialism: he uses the Inspector and some of the other characters as his mouthpiece of socialism‚ and uses some of the more arrogant and ugly characters to represent capitalism. Priestley would obviously be one

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    the CIA. He was an extraordinary analyst for the agency who can analyze any complexity in a blink of an eye. B: “This item consists of 132 symbols‚ 72 squares‚ 30 pentagons‚ 18 triangles and trapezoids‚ and 4 wings and circles.” C: One day‚ however‚ he eventually left the CIA. His issue was to pursue his dreams of contributing to his beloved country as if it was his true dream all along. B: “I have a dream to make our subways the safest in the world!” A: “You shouldn’t do that‚ uncle. It’s a waste

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    detective thriller‚ but as the inspector arrives with announcement of Eva smiths death‚ and the involvement of each members of the family is progressively established. The structure becomes that of a wodnut‚ with the inspector slowly unraveling the history of Eva Smith. The audiences interest is sustained not only by progressively revelations but their desire to find out whom ultimately‚ was responsible for driving Eva smith to suicide. Paragraph 1During the 1930’s Priestley became very concerned about

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    other? In the play Priestly is constantly referring us back to ‘No Man is an Island’‚ he does this by telling his beliefs through the Inspector. He does it in ways that are not obvious but always teach the reader and the Birling family a lesson‚ that we are all responsible for each other and that not one person can function properly on their own. The Inspector is constantly giving us this message. One of the first times Goole tries to explain to the Birling family that they are all responsible

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    In this question I have been asked to explore how j.b. Priestley presents sympathy for Eva Smith in ‘’An Inspector Calls’’ In "An Inspector Calls"‚ J.B. Priestley uses the characters and attitudes of the Birling family‚ especially Mr. Birling‚ to make the audience feel sympathy for Eva Smith. The family is "prosperous" and "comfortable"‚ and Mr. Birling’s extensive posturing and blagging emphasizes their good fortune. In the opening lines of the play‚ he is found to be drinking and discussing port

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    Looking again at the end of act two‚ how does Priestley make the ending scene dramatically effective? At the end of act two‚ Priestley uses several techniques in order to make the scene dramatically effective. The carefully written script creates an atmosphere of suspense and tension. The techniques Priestly uses in the script are irony and the dismantling of the false sense of security amongst the characters and consequently the audience. Originally the characters feel secure because they feel

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    Mid-term assignment American Literature ------------ How does Buck’s life change? How does the change affect him physically and spiritually? ( ‘The Call of the Wild’ by J. London – chapter 1) It will be a shortage if we do not mention about Jack London when talking about the American literature. In 1903‚ with the publication of The Call of the Wild the author was well-known all over the world. The novel is about the myth of the hero and the return to the life source which are around a

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