Orientation In Ernest Hemingway's An Inspector Calls

Orientation introduces the reader to several different characters, however none of them appear to be what is considered a traditional protagonist. The most prominent character in the story is the narrator, but he or she provides no information about himself or herself, other than to say, “That's my cubicle there, and this is your cubicle.” The narrator knows intimate details about the lives of the other characters; details that he or she has no reason to know. Some of things that the narrator mentions are normal observations, such as, “Russel Nash has put on forty pounds,” or “Amanda Pierce...has a six-year old son named Jamie, who is autistic. Her cubicle is plastered from top to bottom with boy's crayon artwork,” while other details reveal
When describing the company's “comprehensive health plan” the narrator reveals that “Larry Bagdikian, who sits over there, has six daughters. If anything were to happen to any of his girls, or to all of them, if all six were to simultaneously fall victim to illness or injury – stricken with a hideous degenerative muscle disease or some rare toxic blood disorder, sprayed with semiautomatic gunfire while on a class field trip, or attacked in their bunk beds by some prowling nocturnal lunatic – if any of thi were to pass, Larry's girls would all be taken care of. Larry Bagdikian would not have to pay one dime. He would have nothing to worry about.” (block? 1062) This is such a disturbingly detailed description of a myriad of terrible things that might befall Larry Bagdikian's daughters, surrounded by banal information on “the Fire Exit” and the “generous vacation and sick leave policy,” (1062) that it is utterly absurd. Also, the repetition of the phrase “you may be let go” exemplifies this absurdity. First, the new employee is warned, “If you make an emergency phone call without asking, you may be let go,” even though an “emergency” situation typically does not allow