become weak and our minds and bodies start to work slower. In the story “God is Not a Fish Inspector‚” Fusi is determined to live how he wants‚ without the interference of others. Fusi does not want his freedom to be taken away from him and he does not want to just wait for death. Fusi has different types of conflict with two of the main characters: his daughter‚ Emma‚ who wants to punish him for being old‚ and the fish inspectors‚ who have taken away his fishing licence due to old age. Most of all Fusi
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God is Not a Fish Inspector There is no reason for me to stop fishing. I cannot stop‚ nor will I. Sure‚ there may be some discomfort‚ but I will never admit defeat to the elements. As long as I stand on my two feet‚ I will continue to fish‚ continue to inhale the fresh dawn air‚ and continue to feel the crisp morning breeze in my face. My mind is much too strong to lose to my body. If I wake up in the morning‚ I will cast my net‚ reel in my catch‚ and head for home‚ head back to my ungrateful
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In the short story “God is not a Fish Inspector” by W.D. Valgardson‚ the protagonist‚ Fusi Bergman‚ a 70-year old fisherman is reminded by multiple sources that he is too old to fish. This provides him with the necessary drive to prove that despite the physical ailments that come along with fishing‚ he is able to continue to do so. The story describes multiple incidences where Fusi’s daughter‚ the fish inspectors as well as society in general remind him that he should not be fishing at his age. When
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should burn and rage at the close of day”.(line 2) The main character in W.D. Valgardson’s short story “God is Not a Fish Inspector” does not share this perspective on life and death. It is not death that Fusi‚ the main character in the short story‚ wishes to avoid‚ but rather an inability to live. He refuses to stop fishing‚ defying his old body‚ his worried daughter and the fish inspectors because he believes that a person should be useful and vital. He believes that only a productive life is
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In the short story God is not a Fish Inspector by W.D. Valgardson‚ Fusi Bergman‚ a man with a youthful heart‚ struggles to accept his failure to fish efficiently due to his feeble body. As a result of the conflicts that dominate his life‚ Fusi gives in to his inevitable fate‚ and loses the single thing that sets him apart from his former friends and acquaintances. The deterioration of his body‚ his opposition against the old folk’s home‚ and the adverse relationship with his daughter contribute to
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In this question I have been asked to explore how j.b. Priestley presents sympathy for Eva Smith in ‘’An Inspector Calls’’ In "An Inspector Calls"‚ J.B. Priestley uses the characters and attitudes of the Birling family‚ especially Mr. Birling‚ to make the audience feel sympathy for Eva Smith. The family is "prosperous" and "comfortable"‚ and Mr. Birling’s extensive posturing and blagging emphasizes their good fortune. In the opening lines of the play‚ he is found to be drinking and discussing port
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How does Priestley show the importance of the Inspector to the play as a whole in ’An Inspector Calls’? The Inspector in ’An Inspector Calls’ serves a variety of important functions within the play. He makes the Birlings recognise their faults and the consequences of their actions; highlights the importance of people taking responsibility for one another; and also serves as an all-seeing‚ God-like figure‚ giving the impression that those who do not take responsibility for their crimes will be punished
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In my work on J.B Priestley’s ‘An Inspector Calls’‚ I am looking for evidence on who the inspector is. I believe that Priestley didn’t want us to know for sure the identity of the inspector; he just wanted us to speculate. First of all‚ I believe he could be a spirit‚ moreover‚ a ghoul. The definition of a ghoul in the dictionary is ‘a spirit interested in morbid things’. The fact his name is Inspector Goole‚ a homophone of ghoul‚ provides more evidence that he could be a ghoul. The fact he keeps
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An Inspector calls An inspector calls was written by J.B Priestley in 1934 and performed in 1945‚ 33 years after the war. But the play itself is set around 1912 just before the war broke out‚ the play is a neutralistic‚ mystery drama about a middle class family named the Birlings who all have a mischievous secret that involves the death of Eva Smith‚ which teaches people a lesson about social justice. When the play opens the Birling family are cheerfully celebrating the engagement of the beloved
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to hear the rest of the conversation between the family‚ Gerald and the inspector.With close reference to the extract‚ show how Priestly creates mood and atmosphere for an audience. In this scene the inspector is interrogating Mrs Birling. Priestly creates mood and atmosphere when the inspector mentions why Eva came to Mrs Birling’s charity organisation for help. “It was because she was going to have
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