Introduction who was J.B Priestly?

Question 1

What are 3 key things about J.B Priestly?

Answer 1

1. He lived a comfortable middle class childhood
2. He left school at 16 to experience real life.
3. He fought in world war 1, worked in a wool company as a clerk, and had newspaper articles published before he wrote An Inspector calls.

Question 2

Why did he wrote an Inspector calls?

Answer 2

1. He traveled around Britain and saw mass unemployment.
2. He developed a concern towards the working class and the poor, and became a socialist.
3. After world war 2 many people felt the need for social change. Priestly’s play about social inequality changed reflected the mood at the time.

Question 3

What was the response to An Inspector Calls?

Answer 3

1. An Inspector Call’s was first performed in the Soviet Union in 1945 and in London 1946.
2. It received mixed reviews from British critics. Some found it too “moralising” but others loved it especially the ending.