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    the time of the play that he makes the quote‚ but as the play goes on‚ nagging doubts start challenging the allegation. The whole of the Birling family‚ though however far-fetched‚ have seemingly contributed to the suicide of Eva Smith/Daisy Renton. J.R Priestly tries to lead the reader into believing this phenomenon by inventing a character named as Inspector Goole. Even the Inspector’s name and the addition of his highly unusual personality imply that he is not a creature of the living world‚ but

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    An Inspector Calls A play where such themes may feature conflict is ‘An Inspector Calls’ by J.B. Priestly. The dramatist conveys this theme effectively through several techniques. An Inspector Calls is about a family called The Birlings. It focuses on the recent suicide of a young girl called Eva Smith‚ who also calls herself Daisy Renton. During the play‚ the Inspector helps the Birlings to realise that they were all partially responsible for her tragic death. The first scene in the

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    How does J.B. Priestley create dramatic tension at the end of act two? Events throughout the Act lead to the dramatic tension at the end of act two such as the gradual build up towards the shock of Eric as the father of Eva’s unborn child; Mrs Birling’s swift change form outright confidence to devastation at the end of act two and Eric’s entrance just as Mrs Birling has claimed that the father of Eva’s unborn child should take sole responsibility for the suicide. Priestley creates this dramatic

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    As an undercover cop‚ Tom knew all about the harsh reality of the justice system‚ but that did not mean he ever got used to the enormity of the role he played in changing the course of a young person’s life. He had spent the afternoon in court giving evidence against a teenage arsonist‚ and by the end of the day‚ he had felt both emotionally and physically exhausted. When he left the courthouse‚ he had originally planned to go straight home. Friday night was date night‚ and he was looking forward

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    prove to the arresting officers that i was not under the influence. When I got to the station they took my blood as soon as we arrived‚ then took me through the normal booking procedures. They placed me in one cell when I first arrived‚ I made my phone call‚ posted my bail waited a couple hours then they moved me to a different cell where I waited to be

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    Character Analysis Eric Birling I think that J B Priestly put Eric Birling in the play ‘An Inspector Calls’ because he is an interesting character‚ and is not quite like the rest of his family. Eric is a young man living at home with his parents (Arthur and Sybil Birling) and his sister (Sheila Birling). He is the son of a prosperous manufacturer living in a large suburban house. Eric comes from an upper class family. His mother is a prominent member of the Brumley Woman’s Charity Organization

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    family who had continuously given her money and spoiled her with expensive presents and possessions. During her time growing up in such an environment and being introduced so abruptly to the inspector‚ Sheila is sheltered by her parents from the outside world of society. Priestly uses a mouthpiece‚ Inspector Goole‚ to expose Sheila resulting in a change in her character as well as to let her realise the treatment and discrimination between classes of different social standing. Priestly feels that

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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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    An Inspector Calls – Controlled Assessment Draft An Inspector Calls‚ a play set in 1920‚ written by J.B Priestley‚ has many dimensions‚ many agenda’s and many outlooks on life and society. J.B Priestley uses the characters within this book to portray his message indirectly‚ even the tiniest of details have an array of meanings behind them‚ for example‚ the lighting and how they should be‚ intimate and soft until the inspector arrives and the lights turn sharper causing the whole atmosphere to change

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    show how people should learn to recognize their mistakes. I have a quote here to show that but I need help analysing it. I can’t really get much out of it. If we look at Eric as a character‚ we should be able to associate him with a certain conscience‚ which‚ when you think about it‚ is what the Inspector tried to do; get the characters to appeal to their conscience. Now Eric‚ along with Sheila‚ both give real‚ emotional responses to the death of Eva/Daisy‚ whereas Gerald and Mr/Mrs Birling didn’t

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