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what aer the key themes in an inspector calls
social responsiblity
age
gender
class
what is the over all message of an inspector calls
if people were more considerate of one another , it would improve the quality of life for all.this is why responsinlity is a key theme of the play.pristly wanted his audience to be responsible for their own behaviour and responsible for the welfare of others.
what is the inspector gooles purpose
priestly uses the inspector to make the audience be fearful as they are prsuaded to think that the inspector is a god-like character imposing judgement on society.
what does gerald croft represent
prestley uses the character of gerald to represent the individualism of the upper-class. he disillions the audience, who hopes that at the end of the play he would change his capitalist and selfish attitudes, as he fails to do so.
what class is gerald croft
upper class
what does mrs birling symbolise
priestly uses mrs birling as a symbol to represnet the wealthier , priviled classes and their selfish attitudes she sees the working class as morally inferior.priestly wanted his audience to despise mrs birling and the ignorant social snobbery she represents
what is eva and eric birlings baby symbolic of
eva and erics baby could be a symbolic bridge between the upper and lower class.it has the power to bring the two classes together and get mrs birling destroys the baby because she is only intrested in self perservation, she’s extreamly self centered
what do we learn about eric from his behavour at the dinner party
we learn that eric drinks too much and that he can be shy and awkward in company.and his farther mr birling constantly puts him down-thinks he’s been spoiled.
what does eva smith symbolise
eva smith, represents not only responsiblity but forces the birling famiy to feel and accept their guilt. she’s the symbol of the working class within a capitalist society ‘smith’ being a common surname represents the common working man and more specifically women.
what does daisy renton symbolise
daisy renton and eva smith are used as symbols to drive the plot.eva connotates to the first women eve from the bible. daisy symbolises innocence and purity.
what is eric a symbol of
priestly uses eric as a symbol of redemption no matter the atroctites commited in the past, he has the capacity to change and improve. priestly presents eric in as sympathetic light through erics oppossistion to mr birling’s capitalist and indivualistic attitudes.
how did eric treat eva smith
he was a part of the ‘ chain of events’, having a fliong with eva smith and getting her pregnant.he threatend and rapped her ‘as if she were an animal, a thing, not a person’. at the start of the play, the treated her just like the others did- abusing his power over a working class girl.
why is inspector gooles name important
inspector goole, as his name implies, represnets the un-natural or spirtual.the name is a play on the word ‘ghoul’ which is an evil spirt or a phantom.furthermore, the word can also be fefered to as a person who has an un-naturally morbid fassciantion with death or disaster.
hwo does inspector goole represent socialism
the inspector himself represnets socialism by knocking on the birlings door and asking for a personal reckoning of each person’s dealings with the suicide victim in question
what are themes does inspector goole represent
wealth power influence pride blame responsibility public vs private class politics morality vs legality
