Social responsibility Poster

Question 1

‘a man has to look after himself’ (Mr Birling)

Answer 1

C=Mr Birling set up as foil to Inspector to allow Priestley to present his political debate. He represents capitalist individualism.

Question 2

‘He was our inspector all right’ (Eric)

Answer 2

L/I=he ‘interrogated’ them & made them confess. He was their MORAL inspector rather than a police inspector. They’ve all committed moral crimes against another innocent induvial.

Question 3

‘I don’t come into this suicide business…we can keep it from him’ (Gerald)

Answer 3

L=euphemism ‘business’ wants to distance himself emotionally. C=wants to conceal affair from Inspector/public. Reputation more important than honesty.

Question 4

‘fire and blood and anguish’ (Inspector)

Answer 4

L=violent tricolon emphasizes his message of need for social change. R=audience in 4946 lived through 2 WW. Realise need for social change to avoid more suffering.

Question 5

‘we’ll have to share our guilt…a chain of events’ (Inspector)

Answer 5

L=verb ‘share’-we’re all responsible for each other in society; our actions have an impact on others. L=metaphor ‘chain of events’-one action leads to another, & all actions

Question 6

‘you mustn’t try to build up a kind of wall between us and the girl’ (Sheila)

Answer 6

L=metaphor. I=could represent the class divide that Mrs Birling tries to assert; could also represent Mrs Birling’s denial. Mrs Birling need to accept responsibility for others & accept the truth.