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    are expected to get marries. Throughout the first pages the audience starts to realize that Mr. birling has climbed up the social ladder himself through marrying Mrs. Birling‚ his “social superior”. This suggests that every act he makes- even acts of love- are ways to propel himself further up the ranks of society as he probably married into Mrs. Birling’s family for the social benefits. Mr. Birling highly encourages the marriage between Gerald and Sheila and‚ since Gerald’s family is very wealthy

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    only used Eva for his own benefit and when he was bored of it he ended the affair. This is implied in the conversation between Gerald and the Inspector‚ the quote ‘and then you decided to keep her‚ as your mistress’ portrays him in a negative light as the inspector is stating the harsh truth of the situation. The possessive verb ‘your’ is used by the inspector to suggest that Eva was an object to Gerald‚ this sparks a reaction from Gerald who naturally tries to justify himself although this may be

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    Real inspectors inspect all goddamn bags!” C: And so he went back to Thailand where he would train a generation of subway inspectors to follow his principles‚ his skills to be the

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    As the inspector arrives at the home‚ suddenly we are shown that this respectable’ young man has his own dark secrets. We first see suggestions of this at the dinner table‚ when Sheila (again) asks him where he was last summer‚ and then later Sheila says to him that he must have done things that he was ashamed of‚ he gives himself away immediately by being surprised and on guard because of the comment. What bothers Sheila is maybe not so much that he has a secret but that he is not honest with her

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    In the play “An Inspector Calls” by J.B. Priestly‚ Mr. Birling and Sheila Birling have contrasting attitudes to social issues. J.B Priestly uses this difference to highlight the diversity between generations and their reactions to the situations faced. He also shows the difference in the way they act upon hearing the news and how they change throughout the play. Arthur Birling is the father to Sheila Birling and so is presented as the older‚ “old-fashioned”  generation whereas Shelia is the younger

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    BOOKREPORT – "An Inspector Calls" by J.B. Priestley Short plot summary: The play deals with an inspector‚ named Goole‚ who arrives by the Birling family‚ who is celebrating Sheila’s engagement to Gerald Croft. He tells about Eva Smith’s suicide. After lots of questions it turns out that they are all more or less responsible for this tragically death and after the inspector left they find out that he wasn’t a real inspector and that no girl died. The play opens with the engagement celebration

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    Sheila in the play‚ ’An Inspector Calls’? ’An Inspector Calls’ written by J.B. Priestly in 1945‚ revolves around the investigation of a working-class girl who committed suicide due to the society. In this play Priestly uses each character to represent an important message to deliver to the audience‚ mostly about the theme of responsibility. Priestly uses the young Sheila Birling‚ a carefree lady‚ to drive the play forward. Her importance shows the audience the need for a social change from gender equality

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    How is Mrs. Birling presented in ‘an inspector calls’ and what does this reflect about Priestley’s ideas? In the play ‘An Inspector calls’ Priestley presents Mrs Birling as a; immoral‚ proud‚ prejudice‚ bad mother. Priestley presents Mrs Birling as being proud of her social status; he uses Mr Birling to highlight this ‘Arthur you’re not supposed to do such things’. Mrs Birling is the social superior of the Birling family and tells her Husband Mr Birling off for mentioning how ‘very nice’ the meal

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    J.B Pristley wrote the play ‘An Inspector Calls’ for a specific purpose; to highlight the injustices of society in 1912. The original audience understood the context of the play and endured two world wars. Pristley presents a socialist point of view‚ using his characters to convey his ideals. Priestly’s overriding message in the play is that ‘We are members of one body. We are responsible for each other.’ The characters symbolize how society should be. Mr. Birling is the opposite of Pristley’s view:

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    stated: “No additional Officers needed”. I attempted to call her on the radio with no response. After finishing the outside perimeter tour I contacted her to explain what happened‚ what was the call about‚ she dismissed my question and simply stated that I sent you the report. As I read the report‚ I found out about the situation

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