own opinions and attitudes. The playwright of “An Inspector Calls‚” J.B. Priestley‚ was a dedicated supporter of socialism‚ and by writing this play‚ he vents his own opinions and attitudes through his characters. The play is set in 1912‚ two years prior to the First World War‚ in the home of a prosperous manufacturer‚ Arthur Birling. It is perceptible to the reader that a prevailing aspect of the play is Capitalism versus socialism. This theme centres on Arthur Birling‚ a Capitalist. A conspicuous
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THE RIGHT AND THE RESPONSIBILITY Freedom is a right and to enjoy the right one has to perform a number of duties. In other words right is closely connected to responsibility. No right is exercised without being responsible. If we say - right is a resultant effect of responsibility‚ it won’t be away from truth. Right is earned and acquired when duties are kept and responsibilities are performed. Just imagine a single coin having two sides – right and responsibility. They go hand in hand – inseparable
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don’t think we can help you much”. She says this before hearing anything the inspector has to say. This shows that she doesn’t have any interest in what it is that she has been told and that she doesn’t think she has done anything wrong. Mrs Birling’s reaction makes her disliked by the audience as the play moves on as she never takes responsibility for her actions and denies she has done anything wrong. When the inspector tells Mrs Birling that the girl was pregnant she tries to pass on any blame
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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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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 a ghoul or a spirit. The death of Eva Smith is considers as the result of a chain of events (which of course
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In‚ The Call of the Wild‚ there are many themes that the author‚ Jack London‚ mentioned. One of these themes was loyalty. Jack London focuses on all aspects of loyalty‚ ranging from the positive effects‚ to even the negative ones too. He uses the main character‚ Buck‚ as an example of these effects. In the story‚ Buck gains true loyalty to John Thornton‚ one of his owners. Loyalty also keeps Buck’s inner wolf at bay. Lastly‚ because Buck’s loyalty to is so strong‚ it is dangerous. Of course‚
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A major theme in Jack London’s “The Call of the Wild” is that adaptability is essential for his survival‚ which Buck must undertake and throughout the course of the book. At the beginning of book‚ Buck must start to adapt to the harsh and hostile environment in order to survive. First‚ Buck must learn the “Law of Club”. For example‚ if Buck didn’t learn that law from the man in the red sweater‚ he might get beat to death by other men with clubs. Since Buck survives the beating from the man
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3/28/2012 Period 8 Theme of The Call of the Wild In The Call of the Wild by Jack London‚ Buck‚ the main character‚ transformed from a domesticated‚ pampered pet into a dominant primordial beast. Buck goes throroundings‚ and finally when he answers the call. London also shows that when Buck becomes more primitive he’s inner wildness comes out. In the beginning‚ when Buck was thrown into the harsh hostile Yukon Buck needed to learn to survive in a more primitive environment. He needed to
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How do you respond to Gerald in An Inspector Calls? How does Priestley make you respond as you do by the way he writes? (30 Marks) The character of Gerald in An Inspector Calls is one that produces different responses; this is due to Priestley’s writing style. During the start of the play Gerald takes a low level status but by the end of the Play he is defiantly trying to save himself and the family. How does Priestley make us feel like that? Well it’s all down to the stage directions and how the
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Call It Sleep: Connecting Themes and Images There are many reoccurring themes throughout the novel Call It Sleep. One theme that I became particularly interested in was the vast difference between the cellar and the fresh white snowfall seen in book one‚ as well as the meanings and connotations attributed to these particular events. We are first introduced to the cellar on page twenty when David walks down the stairs to go outside and play with the other neighborhood children. “A few steps from
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