Social Structure - An Inspector Calls Flashcards
4 main points for social class
Vulnerability of the working class
Deep rooted corruption of the upper middle class
Social class being used as a shield against laws etc
Upper classes being irresponsible/careless and not as all knowing as implied. Poor moral compass
Deep rooted corruption of upper middle class
‘You seem to be a well behaved family’
‘pink and intimate until the Inspector arrives’ - dispelling evil
Social Class being used as protection/a shield
‘Girls of that class’
‘You musn’t build a wall between us and the girl’
‘I was Lord Mayor 2 years ago’
Upper class is careless and not as all knowing as implied
‘Germans don’t want war’
‘You stole money’ ‘Not really’
Working class is exploitable and vulnerable
‘It’s better to ask for the world than to take it’