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Just keep quiet, Eric.", "Look - just keep out of this." Birling is contently trying to undermine Eric opinions and shove them away, as he thinks his opinion is the correct one, portentous. Well, it's my duty to keep labour costs down." - Birling's primary goal is profit. He doesn't care about his workers, which eventually leads to his involvement with Eva Smith. It can't be any worse for me than it has been. And it might be better." After her interrogation, she is determined to seek the truth, as it might make her feel better knowing she is not entirely responsible. When the inspector arrives, the lights should get much more "brighter and stronger" to show that the inspector is here to expose the Birling's soon or later....
The verb 'wanted' creates a sense of ownership and entitlement- it is almost as though he has a right to make Sheila's decisions for her, as her husband to be. This has been done intentionally by Priestley to represent the way in which women were treated during Edwardian England- their sole purpose was to merely support their husbands, but never by necessarily offering their own opinion or advice.The fact that Gerald now has the ability to make decisions for Sheila perhaps implies that she has become nothing more than a possession that Gerald is free to manipulate as he pleases. Gerald Croft was born into a privileged family. His father, Sir George Croft is the owner of Crofts Limited. Before the his interrogation, Gerald cares mostly for his relationship with the Birlings, as he thinks his is not involved with the Eva Smith case. I gather there's a very good chance of knighthood" - Right from the start of the play, it is established that Birling is constantly thinking about his social class. He feels that attaining a knighthood would further progress him into the Gentry class. He inspected us all right." - Shows that Sheila realises that even though the inspector might be fake, there is still a lesson that must be learned, and the inspector, fake or not presented that lesson She offers hope for the future and Priestley uses Sheila as an example of people's changing attitudes towards those less fortunate than themselves. She is sympathetic towards Eva and other girls in her position, recognising that they were "not just cheap labour but people". She accepts that her actions impacted on Eva's life and that she cannot disconnect her actions from the effects these have on others. She recognises and understands the Inspector's message that we are all collectively responsible for all that happens in the world: 'we are members of one body. We are responsible for eachother'. At times she acts as almost an assistant to the Inspector, in that she supports his criticism of the other characters, becoming his mouthpiece when he has left the stage.Inspector call's is a thought provoking play written by J.B Priestly it is set in the 1912. The play is about a family called the Birlings who h... The irony is clear- Mr Birling repeatedly says that Eric cares about nothing; in reality, it is Mr Birling who does not care about anyone but himself, while Eric is thinking about his consequences of mistreating Eva Smith. The pronoun 'you' implies that not only is Gerald in control of their relationship, but he also controls Sheila's mindset. The fact that she poses a convergent question (closed-ended question) connotes to the reader that she adheres to not only Gerald's preferences, but her outlook on life also revolves around her husband, and she obeys the way in which the ruling class should conduct themselves within society. It was my own fault. ... At least, I'm trying to tell the truth." - Shows how she full takes responsibility, and is telling the truth front on to the inspector, unlike any other character in the play. The fact that Gerald chose the 'ring' is equally symbolic of his dominance within the relationship. A ring is a symbol of not only love, but a covenant between two parties- it is supposed to be emblematic of a mutual agreement between two people. Conversely, since Gerald had the final say on which ring he presents to Sheila as a supposed token of their love, this implies that their relationship isn't reciprocal in nature, but is in fact controlled entirely by Gerald.
Sheila needs the expensive symbol of the wedding ring to validate her engagement. This suggests that she is superficial, materialistic, concerned with appearance. In this case, the ring is not a confirmation that the engagement is one of love but the material nature of the ring confirms that it's a business deal. Previously, only has verbal promise of engagement to Gerald, however this means little to her, she requires material proof to physically identify their love, showing that she upholds the same selfish and materialistic views and capitalist attributes of her father. Repetition of the word 'did'. Shows how the Inspector, and Priestly, can except past actions have occurred and you cannot change them now. However it is these actions that they 'did' that will allow them to reflect and change their moral viewpoint. The world is changing, what people 'did' believe in before the war has adapted, and whilst what they 'did' was wrong it could be excusable as originally these were the excepted actions and attributes of the upper class. dryly) I don't play golf."- Shutdown to Mr Birling. During Mr B's interrogation. Showing how he doesn't care for Mr B's higher rank in the social Hierarchy.We don't live alone. We are members of one body. We are responsible for each other." Short sentences emphasise the importance of each point. Tricolon. The play ‘An Inspector Calls’, was written in 1945 by writer J.B Priestley. Its story revolves around a middle-class family called the Birlings, whom are cel... However, During their relationship, Gerald made her happy and saved her from Old Joe Meggarty. He cared for Eva: There's every excuse for what your mother and I did - it just turned out unfortunately, that's all - " -The dashes indicate a pause in speech, possibly showing how Birling isn't as confident in his views any more, but possibly wants to convince himself and others that he is innocent.
But these girls aren't cheap labour-they're people" - Left wing notion, foreshadows her siding with the inspector, but also just shows how she cares for people more than Mr B and others. You couldn't have done anything else." - Gerald supporting Mr Birling in saying that it wasn't his fault in firing Eva Smith Socially anxious, Portentous (thinks he is always right and is ready to share his views)- "There won't be a war."But each of you helped to kill her. Remember that. Never forget it."- Assigns blame openly. Is very direct.
The play an ‘inspector calls’ divulges the truth and teaches the moral message about responsibility, warning the consequences if the message is not heeded. ... Sometimes there isn't as much difference as you think." What inspector says in response to Gerald's: "We're respectable citizens and not criminals." with and effort) Inspector, I think Miss Birling ought to be excused any more of this questioning." - He thinks she should be protected, however Eva wasn't protected as she was of a lower class This is Eric's first piece of genuine sympathy for Eva, and Priestley starts to show the audience it is an allegory; a story with a double meaning. On the surface it is about the death of a worker that they have all been connected too, but underneath it is about the realisation of moral responsibilities. Whilst Eric's is siding with Eva Smith, it is still evident from his use of pronouns that he regards her as something separate to his family. There is a distinct difference between the use of 'they' to describe the lower class and 'we' to describe the business, he distances himself from her and still does not associate himself with the class, but only believes that as people they should have rights that allow them to have a voice and that he values her labour simply because 'she was a good worker', showing a more selfish and business like approach to whether letting her stay or not way as good idea. This is Eric's longest piece of dialogue so far, and this more knowledgeable and less conservative image of him differs from the more 'squiffy' Eric we saw earlier. This is one of the underlying layers of Eric coming out and campaigning for what he believes his moral, the inspector is a catalyst that has allowed Eric to have the 'activation energy' to contradict his father.
As she finds out it is Eric who was "Silly and wild and drinking too much" (showing her disconnect from Eric), she starts to break down, possibly giving the reader some sympathy for her:
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