Unnecessarily Long English Homework Of Mice and Men (Awful book) Character Profiles: Lennie: A large‚ lumbering‚ childlike migrant worker. Due to his mild mental disability‚ Lennie completely depends upon George‚ his friend and traveling companion‚ for guidance and protection. The two men share a vision of a farm that they will own together‚ a vision that Lennie believes in wholeheartedly. Gentle and kind‚ Lennie nevertheless does not understand his own strength. His love of petting soft
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Aristocracy‚ the Middle classes and the Working classes. The Aristocracy was the richest class‚ where the men were very prosperous and the women stayed at home‚ merely welcoming guests at dinner parties and providing them with entertainment. Gerald has a mother‚ Lady Croft‚ who comes from the landed aristocracy‚ and a father who is a knight‚ so to Sheila’s family her engagement represents welcome social recognition. The class below the Aristocracy is the Middle class. This is the class in which the Birling
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matters”. The two generations create contrast because of their very different priorities and attitudes. In addition‚ Priestley presents the contrast between the privileged middle and upper classes and the exploited working class. The Birlings and Gerald represent the middle and upper classes respectively‚ and their closed-minded‚ “hardheaded” attitude strongly contrasts with Eva Smith’s seemingly moral principles. Birling does not hesitate to tell Eva to “clear out”‚ but when Eva discovers that Eric
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Essay 1 ½ pages (c) Select one of the members of the Birling family. Write a character study‚ using the text for reference‚ to show how Priestley uses the character to convey his 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
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talking about ’Crofts Limited’ and ’Birling and Company’ working better together. He says "we may look forward to the time when Crofts and Birlings are no longer competing‚ but are working together for lower costs and higher prices". He feels every person should look after themselves‚ work hard and make money. InspectorGoole’s theory is exactly the opposite the opposite. These views contrast a lot throughout the play. Mr Birling thinks his ideas are correct. He speaks to Eric and Gerald as though he
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"An Inspector calls" takes place in 1912‚ where there are great social divisions and distinctions. Written by JB Priestley in 1945 this allows for hindsight which eventually leads to dramatic irony. There are many examples of this‚ all of which are said by Mr Birling‚ "Just because the Kaiser makes a speech or two‚ you’ll hear some people saying that war is inevitable. Well I say to that - fiddlesticks" This play was first published after the second world war and so the audience will know just
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Another key member in the play is Sheila’s fiancée Gerald Croft who is another wealthy industrialist‚ although Gerald has inherited his wealth unlike Birling. Each of these people in turn is implicated in Eva Smith’s death. Priestley puts his hope and his beliefs in Sheila and Eric‚ whose consciences have not
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and by showing the audience higher classed people are nasty creatures. This power the Inspector has over higher class members of society gives him a very mysterious and odd feel. An example of this is when he is first introduced to Gerald. The Inspector says “Gerald Croft‚ eh?” in a tone of distain and disrespect showing he doesn’t fear his wealth or social standing. The Inspector carries so much mystery about him that some people interpret him as a ghost or a figment of the imagination. In some theatre
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OMAM (3 POSSIBLE TO REVISE MORE THAN OTHERS) CROOKS Loves ‘torturing’ Lennie about George’s disappearance Racial injustice Curley’s Wife has greater authority Casuality of ‘nigger’ CURLEY’S WIFE ‘a girl’ ‘flopped like a fish’ Listen‚ Nigger’ ‘Where’s Curley?’ NO NAME ‘tart’ CURLEY Curley is the boss’s son‚ so he doesn’t need to work like the ordinary ranch
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‘We don’t live alone. We are members of one body. We are responsible for each other.’ How does the play present the need to take that advice? The play presents the need to act responsible to one another. This is shown through language‚ the roles of the characters and the actions they make. This is what helps put the message across. The Inspector gives this advice to the Birling’s towards the end of the play for his final speech. The first character who Priestley expresses this advice through
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