Inspector Flashcards
Who does Inspector Goole represent?
The moralistic figure that opposes the Birlings, Inspector Goole represents compassion and concern for the masses, although the way in which he achieves it is somewhat lacking in morals sometimes
What type of person is Inspector Goole?
Inspector Goole is mysterious and seems to know a lot about every other character (like a narrator). He is powerful and unafraid of social norms or shedding light unto the misdeeds of others.
What did Inspector Goole do?
Inspector Goole sheds a light on all the concerns that Priestley had at the time of writing An Inspector Calls around age, gender, class and social responsibility. Priestley uses the Inspector to make the audience question their own behaviour and morality and hopes that they will learn some lessons as the Birlings do.
Why is Inspector Goole called that?
Who is the Inspector? The powerful warning at the heart of the play is magnified by the mystery of who the Inspector is. His name, ‘Goole’, suggests he could be a ghost, or perhaps he is a manifestation of our guilt.
Is Inspector Goole socialist?
The Inspector, as Priestley’s mouthpiece, is a symbol of Socialism – he wants everyone to look after each other and to view community as very important.
the inspector promotes a message of social and moral responsibility for others.
‘Public men… have responsibilities as well as privileges’
‘We’ll have to share our guilt’
‘A chain of events’
the inspector challenges the Birlings’ prejudice, complacency and hypocrisy.
‘Lonely, half starved, desperate’
‘Your daughter isn’t living on the moon’
‘You slammed the door in her face’
‘Used her as if she was an animal, a thing, not a person’
‘It’s better to ask for the Earth than to take it’
I functions as a mouthpiece for Priestley’s socialist views.
‘We are members of one body. We are responsible for each other…’
‘Fire and blood and anguish’
‘Young ones…more impressionable’
Individually wants to talk to the family.
His plan.
“It’s the way i like to go to work. One person and one line of inquiry at a time. Otherwise, there’s a muddle.”
Defending his duty.
“It’s my duty to ask questions”.
Defending Eva as well as every other women going through hard times.
Making Birling family aware of what is happening in the world.
“There are a lot of young woman living that sort of existence in every city and big town in this country”
Trying to make the Birling family take responsibility.
Defending Eva and women going through hard times.
“It would do us all a bit of good if sometimes we tried to put ourselves in the place of these young women counting their pennies in their dingy little back bedrooms”.
