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    Eric’s sense of distance between himself and his farther whilst implying that Mr Birling is rather out of touch with his children. This incoherent relationship therefore amplifies the tension that neither father nor son are prepared to confront. Inspector Goole plays a large role in surfacing the tension in the families differentiating views and beliefs on responsibility for the death of Eva/Daisy. As Shelia and Eric develop a sense of maturity and acceptance for their actions they begin to further

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    hidden tension within the family home. After the inspector arrives the lighting changes to a ’bright‚ harsh white light’ which makes the family look like they are in the spotlight of a police interrogation. This shows that there is tension at the heart of the Birling family as it may be hidden to begin with‚ certain comments give the reader a small insight to what is hidden and not spoken of. The light of being under interrogation works well as Inspector Goole is there is to accuse them of a crime and

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    Sheila Birling

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    At the beginning of the play‚ Sheila Birling is Naïve and Vain‚ because shes young‚ carefree‚ happy and about to engaged to be married to Gerald Croft. However at the end of the play she is a totally different character because she is much wiser and mature. Firstly Sheila Birling is shown as naïve ‘very pleased with life and rather excited’ She doesn’t have a care in the world and has grown up in a wealthy family where she has had little troubles and probably doesn’t have a lot of knowledge

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    In Act 1 of “An Inspector Calls” how does J.B Priestley use dramatic devices to convey his concerns and ideas to members of the audience as well as interest them and involve them in the play. “An Inspector Calls” was written in 1945 but the play was set in 1912‚ a few years before the First World War. The place it was set was an imaginary industrial West Midland town called Brumley. The play talks about the class structure in 1912. “An Inspector Calls” shows how big a gap there was between the

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    horrified‚ Priestley watched as the world lapsed into its second great conflict. This second bout of suffering made Priestley realise that something had to be done. Within a week of the end of the war‚ An Inspector Calls was written‚ expressing the urgency with which change was needed through the Inspector and‚ more importantly‚ Sheila. At the beginning of the play‚ Sheila represents a typical middle-class girl of the time. She has been brought up to simply be a perfect wife. She seems very young‚ excitable

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    Life In The Iron Mills

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    In Life in the Iron Mills the narrator’s purpose is to inform the readers of the cruel realities of the lower class in hopes of change in the social structure. Davis captivates the attention of the reader’s by vividly describing Industrial America from the nightmare fog that covers the town to the hellish life of an industrial worker. Additionally‚ she creates sympathy by sharing the story of Hugh Wolfe; an iron mill worker with the desire for more‚ but with no opportunities is left with no hope

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    How does Priestley present the change in Sheila during the course of the play An Inspector Calls? How do you think this change reflects some of Priestley’s ideas? Initially Sheila is thought of to be quite childish and immature at the start of the play as she teases and has a playful argument with her brother and with her mother telling her off saying ‘’Now stop it‚ you two’’. This resembles an ordinary family and so we can see that Sheila is treated as a child and behaves like one through the use

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    Inspector Calls Sheila Birling: - She is described at the start as a ’pretty girl in her early twenties‚ very pleased with life and rather excited’. 1 - Even though she seems very playful at the opening‚ we know that she has had suspicions about Gerald when she mentions "last summer‚ when you never came near me." However even though she mentions this‚ she seems to have no desire and want to actually find out about what happened in the summer. 2 - Immediately shows compassion to Eva Smith and

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    George Owell Imperialism

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    September 17‚ 2014 English 105 Composition I MWF Owell begins the story with the discontent the police officer has with his job and India with its oppressors‚ keeping the conflict in the mind of the readers early on and constant. The narrator draws back on his memories which haunt him of when he had to make a choice and chose his pride. Owell often writes about imperialism‚ in no shape or form hiding his distaste for it and often poking fun at it‚ such in 1984 and Animal Farm. He was born

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    2015/3/19 Test: An Inspector Calls | Quizlet NAME 7 Written questions 1. B+ something annoying 88% CORRECT: agitations 2. Away from the audience CORRECT: upstage 3. loud laughter CORRECT: guffaws 4. (n) wealth or success CORRECT: prosperity 5. impossible to sink CORRECT: unsinkable 6. An economic system based on private property and free enterprise‚ money CORRECT: capital 7. doing something that most people consider wrong‚ and getting caught INCORRECT: You said acandel ANSWER:

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