The Inspector Flashcards
He is a man of “massiveness solidity and purposefulness”
And
“Cutting through massively”
Massiveness and solidity - Nouns
Could symbolise socialism and how its prominent but often ignored or dismissed
Solidity - has connotations of strength, and socialism staying put or being firm
“Its better to ask for the earth than to take it”
Referring to the fact that the upper class just take everything from the lower class without thinking about how it affects them.
“no work, no money … with no relatives to help her, few
friends, lonely, … she was feeling desperate”
The repetition of the Adverb ‘NO’ is used as emotive language to make the Birlings feel bad about how they have treated Eva when all she wanted was help
Especially Mrs.Birling because Eva went to her specifically for help and advice and mrs.birling turned her away
‘Desperate’ shows that she was at breaking point and had nothing left
“it would do us all a bit of good if sometimes we tried to put
ourselves in the place of these young women”
The inspector is trying to get the birlings to realise their selfish ways.
He is also trying to show capitalists that they need to change and help the women
“we’re respectable citizens and not criminals.”
Inspector:
“Sometimes there isn’t much difference as you think”
The inspector is saying that how capitalists stay rich and never help anyone but the, themselves is so wrong it should be illegal
Shows that Priestley though the capitalists were the real criminals and they weren’t respectable at all because of the way they treat others mainly the working class
Public men mr Birling have responsibilities as well as privileges
F
We dont live alone, we are members of one body, we are responsible for each other.
N
There are millions … of eva smiths and John smiths still left with us their suffering and chance of happiness all intertwined with our lives
F
And i tell you that the time will soon come when, if men will not learn that lesson, they will be taught it in fire and blood and anguish
F
Just used her … as if she was an animal, a thing not a person
H
We ofetn do on the young ones there more impressionable
V
And you think young women ought to be protected against unpleasant and disturbing things
N
And so you used the power you had … to punish the girl
M
