Who‚ in your opinion‚ is the most responsible for Eva Smith’s death? An Inspector Calls was written by JB Priestley as a means of illustrating the flaws in the society of 1945 and the consequences that these flaws could bear. Priestley exemplifies this message most notably through the characters in the play. For example‚ although Eva Smith may not necessarily be a ‘real’ character‚ she is used as a representation of the entire working class community. This is central to the play because it means
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In Act 1 of “An Inspector Calls” how does J.B Priestley use dramatic devices to convey his concerns and ideas to members of the audience as well as interest them and involve them in the play. “An Inspector Calls” was written in 1945 but the play was set in 1912‚ a few years before the First World War. The place it was set was an imaginary industrial West Midland town called Brumley. The play talks about the class structure in 1912. “An Inspector Calls” shows how big a gap there was between the
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‘We do not live alone. We are members of one body.’ How does this play highlight the theme of responsibility? ‘An Inspector Calls’ is a detective/drama play written in 1945 by J.B. Priestley. Priestley believed in very socialist views that are very much about sharing and same values for all. Theses get reflected in the play‚ most notably as his role as the inspector‚ where Priestley most outputs his views in direct contrast with Mr Birling. Priestley portrays Birling as an idiotic capitalist that
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An Inspector Calls by J.B. Priestly - A* GCSE English Literature Drama Coursework An Inspector Calls by J.B. Priestly - A* GCSE English Literature Drama Coursework Page 1 of 11 by Luno2012 29 Followers Scroll to the bottom of the page to find more A* GRADE GCSE coursework! An Inspector Calls by J.B. Priestley A* GCSE English Literature essay writing Helpful hints! The text in bold will give you pointers and advice as to what you should include in your essay‚ and why this will
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Women play a major part in enabling J.B. Priestley‚ the writer of the morality play ‘An Inspector Calls’‚ and John Steinbeck‚ the author of the novella ‘Of Mice and Men’‚ to successfully portray their messages. In ‘An Inspector Calls’‚ Priestley is able to enforce his message that there was a great need for change in 1945 post war Britain‚ away from the unjust and unavailing capitalist society to a socialist one where everyone is responsible for their counterparts through women. This is achieved
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been having a affair‚ I couldn’t suspect anything else due to the fact of his absence. I can remember that very night when the inspector came home‚ inspector Goole he seemed a bit curious at first and said we had killed this girl called Eva smith I didn’t really recognize that girl or heard her name before. I was astonished to know father had something to do with this. Inspector Goole then came up to me enquiringly as he thought I was involved. I looked at the photograph I just noticed I knew this
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Quotes Her views change as the play progresses. When she hears what her father has done to Eva‚ she says ’but these girls aren’t cheap labour - they’re people’ (p19) At the end she repeats the words of the Inspector’s last speech - ’fire and blood and anguish’ (p71)‚ and unlike the elder Birlings is genuinely changed by the night’s events. She is horrified by her own part in Eva’s story. She feels full of guilt for her jealous actions and blames herself as "really responsible." Priestley uses Sheila to
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How does Priestley portray the differences between the generations in ‘An Inspector Calls’? Priestley shows us that the older generation –Mr and Mrs Birling - are less ‘impressionable’ (as the inspector said) than the younger generation – Eric and Sheila. This means that they are less able to learn for their actions and change their ways. In the middle of the generations is Gerald‚ who portrays traits of both age groups at different times during the play. The older generation‚ for example‚ is very
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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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An Inspector Calls has been called “a play of contrasts”. Write about how Priestley presents some of the contrasts in the play. Priestley presents many contrasts in the play‚ An Inspector Calls. One of the most prominent is the contrast between the generations: the open‚ more impressionable younger generation is contrasted with the traditional older generation throughout the play. For example‚ Sheila changes much more in the play than her parents‚ to the point that she is “frightened” and “ashamed”
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