The older generation can be exemplified through Mrs Birling‚ Mrs Birling and Gerald‚ their attitudes revolve around protecting their own social status whereby do not seem to care for anyone but themselves and their family‚ this can be recognised when the Inspector reveals all about Eva Smith‚ and their reaction to this awful death‚ even though they are involved‚ seems to be non-existent‚ through evidence from the inspector‚ they still persist that they haven ’t participated to this death. They are
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studied text “One flew over the Cuckoo’s nest with the analysis of Chief Bromden. Secondly I will analyze the physical and mental behavior of the Chief through out the studied text. The same analytical structure will succeed for the Protagonist Sheila Birling in the studied text “An Inspector calls” by John Boynton Priestley. At the beginning of the studied text‚ the Chief hallucinates the fog machine and Air Raids‚ which represent his mental instability. The mental issues occur when
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room is so closely associated with middle class England‚ it is also used by Priestley‚ I believe‚ as a representation of so-called polite’ society. At the beginning of the play‚ the dining room protects the family against the outside world: the Birlings and Gerald Croft are in the
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An Inspector Calls Summary Act 1 The Birling family was having celebratory dinner on Sheila(the daughter of Arthur Birling) and Gerald(an aristocrat) while discussing the progress of Arthur Birling’s business and the events that has happened in 1912. Then an Inspector enters the scene and starts questioning the Birling family over the suicide of a pretty girl named “Eva”. During the course of the questioning it is revealed that Sheila and Mr Birling had contributed to the death of Eva Smith(“pretty
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analyse the different women characteristics/personalities and conclude how they are treated. Point 1: Mrs Birling Sybil Birling is an unsympathetic woman with some public influence‚ sitting on charity organisations and having been married two years ago to the Lord Mayor‚ Arthur Birling. Sybil is mother of Sheila and Eric Birling. Priestley describes her as a "about fifty‚ a rather cold woman‚” ‘Sheila! What an expression! Really‚ the things you girls pick up these days!’ and her husband’s "social superior
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when Sheila wonders where Gerald disappeared to last summer. The reader is allowed to see through the perfect scene that Priestley created at the beginning of the scene and actually realise that there’s a sense of secrecy that lingers in the room. When Sheila suspects this‚ Mrs Berlin shuts her up‚ by stating that “when you’re married you’ll have to remember that men have important work to do sometimes” this highlights on the different mind-set of the older and younger generation. Sheila doesn’t
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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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Limited’ who are friendly rivals of the Arthur Birling’s business ’Birling and Company’‚ although the Croft’s business is both older and bigger than the Birling’s. Arthur is very pleased about his daughter Sheila’s engagement to Gerald‚ because of the possibility of the two businesses merging ultimately benefiting the Birling’s financial status and power. Though Gerald’s parents are not as happy with the prospect of their son marrying Sheila‚ as they feel she is not good enough for Gerald. Part
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inflexible class and gender restrictions seemed to guarantee that nothing would change. However by 1945 the majority of class and gender divisions had been infringed. Priestley wanted to make the most of these changes. The Inspector wants to teach the Birling Family to care about other and not only themselves and he wants to show that social status and wealth are not significant factors. One of Priestley’s major concerns was that even that the war has ended people were living in poverty and living depressed
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Priestley uses is cliffhangers. For example at the end of the play when Mr. Birling answers the phone and is told that the Inspector is in fact “a hoax”. Ending the play on a cliffhanger leaves the audience wanting to find out what happens next and keeps them thinking about the play and it’s moral meaning after they have seen/read it. Another example of the use of a cliffhanger is at the end of Act 1 when Gerald admits to Sheila that he had had an affair with Eva Smith. The Inspector then enters and
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