Eric Birling important in this play? Throughout the play Priestly plays on the idea of community and how our own actions can have a huge effect on others. This was a revolution in the time of when “an inspector calls” was set (1912) and was a point which was continuously being argued by socialists‚ or as Arthur Birling calls them “cranks”. Sheila and Eric represent the socialists as they learnt from the inspector that we are all in a community and have equal rights. In contrast‚ Arthur Birling and
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How does Priestley portray the differences between the generations in ‘An Inspector Calls’? Priestley shows us that the older generation –Mr and Mrs Birling - are less ‘impressionable’ (as the inspector said) than the younger generation – Eric and Sheila. This means that they are less able to learn for their actions and change their ways. In the middle of the generations is Gerald‚ who portrays traits of both age groups at different times during the play. The older generation‚ for example‚ is very
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Arthur Birling. We learn that Mr Birling started the whole chain of events in Eva Smith’s life. He had sacked Eva for being one of the ‘four or five ring-leaders’ in the strike. For this reason‚ he sacked her‚ but also because ‘she’d had a lot to say’. Instead‚ to justify himself‚ he says‚ ‘I only did what an employer might have done’. Arthur shows that he is more concerned about his business than the workers‚ ‘it’s my duty to keep labour costs down’. Even after admitting this‚ Birling felt no guilt
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and Juliet’ was written in the 16th century by William Shakespeare and ‘An Inspector Calls’ was written nearly 400 years later in the early 20th century by J.B. Priestley. In both of these plays the relationships of fathers‚ Lord Capulet and Arthur Birling and their daughters‚ Juliet and Shelia‚ are portrayed as being a typical father daughter relationship with seemingly very caring but slightly controlling fathers. In ‘Romeo and Juliet’‚ Lord Capulet seems to be very caring and considerate towards
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personality‚ he simply agrees with anything Mr Birling says ‘I agree’. This makes the audience feel that he is trying his best to fit in with Mr Birling’s capitalist views just so he will let him marry his daughter. This response is carried through the first scene by Priestley as he lets Mr Birling make long and presumptuous speeches‚ Gerald just accepts them and moves focus onto Sheila. This makes the audience think that Gerald doesn’t actually care about Mr Birling but He is focused on Sheila‚ this could
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class structure. Mrs. Birling represents majority of wealth and powered woman of upper class. When Mrs. Birling encountered Eva Smith‚ she said she is ‘girls of that class’ and she thinks they will become a theft to steal money and food. Her use of the phrase ‘that class’ shows that she is making distance from those people in lower class. Mrs. Birling thinks that upper class people like her shouldn’t live or get close to those working class people like Eva Smith. Mrs. Birling is creating a justification
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OMAM (3 POSSIBLE TO REVISE MORE THAN OTHERS) CROOKS Loves ‘torturing’ Lennie about George’s disappearance Racial injustice Curley’s Wife has greater authority Casuality of ‘nigger’ CURLEY’S WIFE ‘a girl’ ‘flopped like a fish’ Listen‚ Nigger’ ‘Where’s Curley?’ NO NAME ‘tart’ CURLEY Curley is the boss’s son‚ so he doesn’t need to work like the ordinary ranch
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in “An Inspector Calls?” In the play “An Inspector Calls” Priestley’s message is “We are all responsible for each other” Priestley explores ideas about responsibility through the character of Inspector Goole as a mouth piece to emphasise how the Birlings and Gerald failed in their role of responsibility and are guilty and wrong‚ “Each of you helped to kill her.” This uncompromising statement is of the Birling’s who are no longer presented as respectable citizens to the audience‚ but as murderers
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not expect of a conventional policeman. A conventional policeman would be polite and professional. We would expect an Inspector to be discrete in his work as to avoid causing problems or drawing undue attention at the case and wrongdoings of the Birlings. He should be sensitive so he doesn’t offend anyone. A normal inspector would take suspects to the station and follow more conventional policing methods. The Inspector is not like the one described above. His personality is judgemental and he expresses
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and direct‚ right from the first moment. He does not let anyone‚ especially Birling‚ to go over him and intimidate him and sets the limits right from the start. He does not answer the familie’s questions when he believes it is not opportune: ‘one line of inquiry at a time’. When Birling accuses him of being impolite‚ he refuses to apologize as he really is just doing his job. He symbolises socialism‚ in contrast to Birling who clearly represents capitalism. Inspector Goole is the most important character
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