Inspector Calls:shiela

Question 1

Language makes her seem childish at first

Answer 1

Uses slang ‘squiffy’ to remind audience she is of a younger generation

When she gets the ring she is excited and looks to her mother for approval “look mummy isn’t it a beauty?”

She jokes with Gerald but she is ‘half serious half playful’ . Her childishness is a way to hide serious concerns

Question 2

She has moral standards

Answer 2

Acknowledges she used her “power” to “punish” Eva but regrets her actions and is eager to learn

Priestley uses her as a moral judge at the end of the play - “probably between us we killed her”. The others don’t get as far as admitting that

She tells Gerald she respects him for being “honest” .

Priestley uses her to show hope for change in the new generation