literature paper 2: section B- An Inspector Calls.

Question 1

potential character you could be asked to write about.

Answer 1

• Inspector Goole.
• Mr Birling.
• Mrs Birling.
• Sheila.
• Eric.
• Gerald.
• Eva Smith.

Question 2

potential themes you could be asked to write about.
AIC.

Answer 2

*Responsibility.
*Presentation of Socialism and/ or Capitalism.
*Gender.
*Divide between the younger and older generations.
*Class.
*impact of different sections of the text.
*Setting and staging.

Question 3

what could you also be asked to write about?
AIC.

Answer 3

one of these characters and how they display a certain themes.

Question 4

1 step.
AIC.

Answer 4

there will be two questions choose 1.

Question 5

2 step.
AIC.

Answer 5

*Write an essay to answer your chosen question. You should aim to write a short introduction outlining your argument, then 3 paragraphs.

Question 6

3 step.
AIC.

Answer 6

*You need to include clear ideas, quotations, analysis of aspects of language and structure, reference to the audience and ideas about the impact of context on the text, including commenting on the writer’s intentions. You may therefore find the PEELSAC paragraph structure helpful.

Question 7

4 step.
AIC.

Answer 7

*You need to know quotations by heart to include in your essay.

Question 8

key quotes for Mr Birling.

Answer 8

man has to mind his own business. ( R.)
its my duty to keep labour coasts down. (CAP.)
you hysterical young fool.(O VS Y.)
if you don’t come down sharply on these people they’d soon be asking for the earth. (C.)

Question 9

key quotes for Mrs Birling.

Answer 9

Arthur Birling at one end, his wife at the other. ( GR.)
as if a girl of that sort would ever refuse money. ( C.)
her husbands social superior. (R.)- older gen. no R.
what an expression! really Shelia the things you girls pick up these days. ( O VS Y.)
Arthur your not supposed to say such things. (C&CAP.)
she has a women’s charity. (SOC.)

Question 10

key quotes for Shelia.

Answer 10

and probably between us we killed her. (R.)
that’s what they don’t understand. (O VS Y.)
those girls aren’t cheap labour they’re people.(S.)

Question 11

key quotes for Eric.

Answer 11

don’t forget I’m ashamed of you as well- yes both of you. (O VS Y.)
between us we drove that girl to commit suicide. ( SR.)

Question 12

key quotes for Gerald.

Answer 12

I know we would have done the same thing. (CAP.)- abt b firing e.
all she wanted to do- a little friendliness. (S.)
“I think Miss Birling ought to be excused any more of this questioning”-(G.)
for goodness sake don’t say anything to the inspector. (O VS Y.)- mirror older gen attitude.

Question 13

key quotes for Inspector Goole.

Answer 13

“…It would do us all a bit of good if sometimes we tried to put ourselves in the place of these young women .” (S.)
you’re partly to blame, just as your farther is. (SR.)
the point is you don’t seem to learn anything. (O VS Y.)
to do my duty. (C.)