see that even though Sheila is initially respectful she in fact has very strong beliefs in what is right and wrong.preistley may have been attempting to show that despite the perfect image the upper class present there are in fact major flaws. Mr birling later voices his happiness at the fact he will gain great wealth from his daughters marriage‚ despite the fact that marriages at that time were for wealth rather than love Sheila still resents the fact that he shows no interest in her feelings‚ whereas
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The Inspector had a huge effect on the whole Birling family‚ however I think the two characters that he had the biggest impact on were Sheila and Eric. Sheila starts out in the play as a very spoilt girl‚ and also seems rather shallow. Several things give us this impression in the first scene‚ for example her reaction to her engagement ring: “Oh Mummy – isn’t it a beauty?!” She also appears quite naive‚ despite her curiosity as to where her fiancé Gerald spent his summer last year. However‚ as soon
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“Of Mice and Men” is a novel written in 1937 by John Steinbeck. The novel is set in 1930’s located at Salinas‚ California. Steinbeck spent time working on farms when he was young. Certainly during these times‚ he saw the life of migrant workers. Steinbeck wrote the novel to show the terrible hardship of migrant workers and the huge social and economic difficulties during the great depression. The novel is about two migrant workers called Lennie and George searching for work in Soledad‚ California
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Of Mice and Men - Loneliness Most chararcters have isolation and loneliness‚ for example George is always playing solitaire which is a one-player game‚ and also he becomes lonely after the killing of Lennie. Crooks is isolate being the inly black character as he is not allowed and is not welcome with the other ranch hands to play cards‚ so he has a lot of books in his room as that is his only form of entertainment. Candy is also lonely‚ especially after they shoot his dog as his dog was his companionship
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would’ve been quite a safe option. The inspector is seen as a man with integrity and a sense of authority. This is shown in the quote: “Yes but why are you saying that to him?-- I know‚ somehow he makes you.” The above quote is said by Sheila Birling and is directed at Gerald Croft when he confesses to the inspector what exactly he did to Eva Smith. I thought it was an appropriate quote to choose as it shows how the inspector has a certain power over them; how he can enable them to confess their
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I am going to analyze how Mary Maloney from Lamb to the Slaughter‚ Mrs. Birling‚ from An Inspector Calls and Angela from the Legacy were able to keep up appearances despite their life´s realities. First of all‚ Mary Maloney simulated appearance despite the fact that she had killed her husband. She acted as a harmless‚ loving and devoting housewife. The way in which she maintained her home‚ the manner in which she arranged for the daily return of her husband from work and her physical appearance
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How does Priestley hint at the tensions within the group that later become more clear in Act 1? In Act 1 of An Inspector calls‚ Priestly makes it crucial that he sets out hints of conflicts and tension that later become clear to the reader. He is careful in his creation of tension through themes that occur throughout the play‚ which guide the reader through the text in what reveals itself to be a cautious downfall of an apparent secure and wealthy family structure. As the scene begins‚ Priestley
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In the play ’An Inspector Calls’‚ many contrasts and paradox’s are present and at the centre of them all is the character known as Inspector Goole. However‚ the inspector is not any ordinary inspector. I believe that the inspector is used as a device by Priestley to explore the wider themes of the play and to depict other characters true personalities. This essay will explore some of the techniques Priestley presents the inspector in An Inspector Calls. One of the ways Priestley presents the inspector
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innocence‚ and of prejudice and hypocrisy. Throughout the play‚ the Inspector acts as a physical object for Priestley’s personal views. The play is a morality play‚ in which Mr Birling is a Capitalist and the Inspector is a Socialist. As Priestly is obviously trying to achieve the audience agreeing with his views‚ he creates Birling to be a pompous and an ‘easy to dis-like’ character. The Inspector works on two different levels; a dramatic level and a symbolic level. The Inspector is able to persuade
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make the audience more involved. (Birling on Titanic and World War.) The Titanic can be seen as an example of human hubris Timing Timing of entrances and exits is crucial. For example‚ the Inspector arrives immediately after Birling has told Gerald about his impending knighthood and about how "a man has to look after himself and his own. The sound of the inspector ringing the bell can be seen as a clear division between the peaceful ignorant life the Birlings once knew and the disaster of learning
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