An Inspector Calls

The way relationships are presented in ‘Of Mice and Men’ and ‘An Inspector Calls’ are based upon the setting of both texts which greatly affects the story, the writer’s beliefs are quite similar as they both repeatedly mention and show the amount of inequality towards women although they are both set in different times we can see that in those years between ‘An Inspector Calls’ written in 1947 and ‘Of Mice and Men’ written in 1937s it shows mankind has not yet changed and the writers want to…

Moving on to the character of Inspector Goole, I can finally evaluate that Priestley used him as his mouthpiece right from the beginning since he is the only impartial persona that attempts to persuade each character to accept and share their guilt for their role in Eva Smith’s suicide. He appears to be very purposeful throughout the play and he actually makes numerous statements on the issue of responsibility and social equality by stating that “we don’t live alone”. These teachings are…

views only to be unceremoniously interrupted by the doorbell. The adjectives “shrill, sharp” are dramatically affective because it creates the impression that the Birlings cocoon of intimacy is being pierced. the doorbell therefore represents the inspector as he is the only character in the play who intimidates Arthur Birling and keeps him in check. Priestly could also be expressing his political views as a socialist here as the doorbell could symbolise a socialist contradiction preventing…

This arrogance towards the lower class cost someone’s life, just because of this consideration that they are better than the other. And as the inspector later says in Act Three, on how others futures are ‘All intertwined with our lives, and what we think and say and do.’ when referring to how people like Eva Smith, i.e. lower class, can be immensely affected by them, of a higher class. Gerald and Eric know Eva Smith on a more personal level than the rest of…

received a call from dispatch advising a subject in Michigan identified as Jason Mead, a Michigan State Trooper, was wanting contacted regarding his girlfriend, Amy receiving threatening texts from her ex-husband, identified at the time as Eric Hamby. (NOTE: it was later confirmed that the spelling was HANDY). I contacted MEAD via telephone . MEAD advised he was dating AMY HANDY and her ex-husband in Kansas was sending her threatening texts and making phone calls. The texts and calls were…

Once upon time, there was a beautiful girl called Maryam. She was quiet tall, with black big eyes, and long wave shining hair. Her skin was light brown. One day, while she was collecting firewood, she met a handsome young man. He looked like a hunter. He was tall, good looking and very neatly dressed. None of one knew who he was or where he came from nor did anyone know his name. He did not tell Maryam about himself. Maryam and this young man became best friends for a long time. They fell in…

In the play “the Inspector calls” how does Priestley use stage directions to convey his feelings and ideas about the characters? In previous centuries, there were a lot of wars and a lot of people like Priestley did things such as reflect the society that time by books, play etc. The upper classes were rich and powerful, whereas the working classes were poor, they had to work really hard for the upper classes. The dramatist set the play in 1912 to let people know that if they still follow the…

importance for the higher class, inevitably leading to Eva Smiths death. The family have shown to be more introvert and don’t really agree with gender equality as each person is treated differently- Sheila as a child and Eric as a young man. In ‘An Inspector Calls’ gender is very significant because the book proves that there were expectations of men and women. Sheila is infantilised and is always encouraged to go out of the room. This is shown in the quote “It would be much better if Sheila…

Throughout ‘An Inspector Calls’ written by J.B Priestley in 1945, the author presents two significant and upper class characters who are extremely guilty of abusing their power in society: Sheila Birling and Mr Birling. Priestley clearly highlights the fact that abuse of power is highly common within the upper class, due to the fact that they let their status and wealth control their lives. Consequently, the author portrays the Birling family as capitalists who only prioritise their wealth and…

The notion of maintaining a certain image is developed further by Priestly when we see Mrs Birling's embarrassment when her husband complements the cook, 'Arthur, you're not supposed to say such things-’ Her life is governed by her notion of correctness – as soon as someone behaves in a way which does not live up to their social expectations in society – she reprimands them. This expresses her narrow-mindedness as there is no flexibility here to step out of this stereotype – Priestly does this…