an inspector calls act 1. Flashcards
Why is Mr Birling happy about Sheila’s engagement to Gerald?
Because Gerald’s father had always been his rival.
Why might the Inspector investigate a suicide?
Because there seems to be a lot of reasons, which have driven the victim into suicide. He might
think there’s a crime behind and also because he wants to make the Birling family realize that
they’re responsible for others. A further aspect is the author intention to show, that the whole
story isn’t real.
Eric’s attitude to the strike?
He would have given the employees the money; to him strikes are something good.
What have Sheila and the Inspector in common?
Both of them want to know the truth, both think in a social way and also that Eva’s death had been
unnecessary.
Why did Eva Smith change her name into Daisy Renton?
She might have had to hide something or might have wanted to start a new, better life.
