An Inspector Calls Flashcards
Quote:
‘A man has to mind his own business and look after himself and his own’
Mr. Birling, Act 1
Business, Capitalism
- ‘Business’:
Work, and personal business, irony as they get exposed - Capitalism:
Wealth and yourself before others. Creates selfish desire
Quote:
‘But these girls aren’t cheap labour - they’re people’
Sheila, Act 1
Cheap Labour, Capitalism
- ‘Cheap Labour’:
Not only workers, but things to be used for personal gain, e.g. Gerald and Mr. Birling using Eva - Capitalsim:
People are workers. This idea dehumanises people. Sheila is a business deal for Mr. Birling
Quote:
‘If we were all responsible for everything that happened to everybody we’d had anything to do with, it would be very awkward, wouldn’t it?’
Mr. Biring, Act 3
Responsibility
- Responsibility:
The family evade their responsibility in the death of Eva, foreshadowing the ‘awkward’ fate
Quote:
‘First, the girl herself. … Secondly, I blame the young man who was the father of the child … He should be made an example of’
Mrs. Birling, Act 2
Morality
- Morality:
Good and bad is dependant on who does it, when she finds out it was Eric who did it, its not as bad
Quote:
‘I wasn’t in love with her or anything - but I liked her - she was pretty and a good sport’
Eric Birling, Act 3
Patriarchy, Sport
- Patriarchy:
How all men viewed women - ‘Sport’:
Meant to be play: a winner and a lose
Quote:
‘We are members of one body. We are responsible for each other’
Inspector Goole, Act 3
Socialism
- Socialism:
Everyone is part of each other. We must help each other in order to succeed as a society - Problems in society
- Responsibility
Quote:
‘You don’t seemed to have learnt anything’
Sheila, Act 3
> Power of Socialism, Gender
- Power of Socialism:
Socialism gives people a voice, and confidence to stand up for each other - Gender:
Sheila speaks for the working class people
Quote
Millions of eva smiths…. If when will not learn that lesson, they will be taught in fire blood and anguish
Inspector Goole, Act 3
WW1, Morality
- ‘Fire, blood and anguish’:
WW1 - Morality
No real crime, but a moral crime was commited
Quote:
‘When you’re married, you’ll realise that men with important work to do sometimes have to spend all their time and energy on their business’
Mrs. Birling, Act 1
Gender
- Gender
Shows how women almost idolised the men in society, showing the patriarchy
Quote:
‘Clothes mean something quite different to women’
Mr. Birling, Act 1
Gender
- Gender
How men viewed women in that society
Context:
id
What is it?
- Desire/Instinct
Instinct to worship anything, enslaving you and causing issues
Context:
Capitalism
What is it?
- Belief that yourself and money become before anything
Context
Patriarchy
What is it?
- Male dominated society
- Women are weaker, and sexualised
- Victims: must follow the rules of capitalism
