Differences in attitudes between generations

Created by: jodiebrewis
Created on: 18-01-14 10:05

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how does priestly show the difference in attitudes between the generations in an inspector calls?
- younger generation more open to ideas from the inspector.
  - mrs B: you seem to have made a great impression on this child, inspector.
- adults pretend everything is okay- but younger generation change
  - Sheila: "so there's nothing to be sorry for, nothing to learn. we can all go on behaving just as we did"
    - she has learnt, trying to convince her family
    - priestly makes audience like her
    - almost taken on inspectors role
- Gerald in between feels guilt but then goes back
  - " everythings all right Sheila. how about this ring?"
    - goes back to old ways - audience dislike him again
    - "everythings all right" doesn't think about girl - shes not alright. but its fine for him as it was all fake...
    - acting like it never happened. thinks sheila will take him back after hearing about his affair.
  - "sorry- I - well, I've suddenly realized - taken it in properly - that she's dead."
    - pauses in speech show genuine feeling
    - shock "suddenly" guilt thought about consequence of actions
    - makes audience like Gerald because he realizes that he was wrong
- younger generation disgusted with adults
  - Sheila: "(passionately) youre pretending everythings just as it was before."
    - "pretending" fake façade
    - "before" sounds like a long period of time has past. only hours really
    - could link with before and after war attitudes.
- eric and Sheila accept resposibility
  - Eric: "whoever that chap was, the fact remains that I did what I did"
    - doesn't matter if the inspector is real he still now he has done wrong
    - "remains" they still did it, their actions didn't leave with the inspector
    - "fact" shows that inspector may not be real but the events were.
  - Sheila: "(bitterly) I know. I had her turned out of a job. I started it."
    - angry at herself because she knows shes done wrong
    - feels really guilty. "I know" shows acceptance
    - feels so bad says "I started it" when she actually didn't.
      - almost accepting families responsibility as well as her own.
  - adults reluctant to accept responsibility
    - how does priestly show the difference in attitudes between the generations in an inspector calls?
      - younger generation more open to ideas from the inspector.
        mrs B: you seem to have made a great impression on this child, inspector.
      - adults pretend everything is okay- but younger generation change
        Sheila: "so there's nothing to be sorry for, nothing to learn. we can all go on behaving just as we did"
        she has learnt, trying to convince her family
        
        priestly makes audience like her
        
        almost taken on inspectors role
      - Gerald in between feels guilt but then goes back
        " everythings all right Sheila. how about this ring?"
        goes back to old ways - audience dislike him again
        
        "everythings all right" doesn't think about girl - shes not alright. but its fine for him as it was all fake...
        
        acting like it never happened. thinks sheila will take him back after hearing about his affair.
        
        "sorry- I - well, I've suddenly realized - taken it in properly - that she's dead."
        pauses in speech show genuine feeling
        
        shock "suddenly" guilt thought about consequence of actions
        
        makes audience like Gerald because he realizes that he was wrong
      - younger generation disgusted with adults
        Sheila: "(passionately) youre pretending everythings just as it was before."
        "pretending" fake façade
        
        "before" sounds like a long period of time has past. only hours really
        
        could link with before and after war attitudes.
      - eric and Sheila accept resposibility
        Eric: "whoever that chap was, the fact remains that I did what I did"
        doesn't matter if the inspector is real he still now he has done wrong
        
        "remains" they still did it, their actions didn't leave with the inspector
        
        "fact" shows that inspector may not be real but the events were.
        
        Sheila: "(bitterly) I know. I had her turned out of a job. I started it."
        angry at herself because she knows shes done wrong
        
        feels really guilty. "I know" shows acceptance
        
        feels so bad says "I started it" when she actually didn't.
        almost accepting families responsibility as well as her own.
        
        adults reluctant to accept responsibility
        mrs B: "ive done nothing im ashamed of"
        mrs B: but I accept no blame for it at all."
        "no blame" / "nothing" - doesn't feel the slightest bit of guilt
        mrs B: "ive done nothing im ashamed of"
        mrs B: but I accept no blame for it at all."
        "no blame" / "nothing" - doesn't feel the slightest bit of guilt
      - adults are right wing - children are left
        mr birling: "a man has to make his own way - has to look after himself"
        very right wing ideas.
        
        "himself" extremely selfish no consideration of others
        
        shows priestly. Priestley hated right wing ideas and makes us dislike the birling's so the audience would dislike ideas.
        
        eric: why wouldn't they try for higher wages? we try for the higest possible prices."
        enquiry - asking questions new generation to make a change?
        
        they - refer to lower class. we refers to themselves shows divide
        
        "try" suggests an attempt but not reality.,
      - older generation care more about social status than their wrong doing
        mr birling : "you must give me a list of those accounts. ive got to cover this up as soon as I can."
        "cover this up" try and protect his social image
        
        "as soon as I can" try to prevent any damage to status
        
        cares more about business than about girl
        
        accounts - still cares for money
        
        eric : "and I say the girls dead and we all helped to kill her - and that's what matters-"
        he knows the girl matters
        
        understands that actions have consequences
        
        although they didn't physically kill her, he now understand the direct link between the way you treat a person and the effect that has on them.
      - divide on view of social structure
        mrs B: "as if a girl of that sort would ever refuse money!"
        "that sort" very rude and stereotypical
        
        "that sort" also sugeests shes looking down on her.
        
        exclamation mark could suggest she finds it shocking or is laughing
        
        "as if" quite shocked
        
        sheila: "(slowly, carefuly now) you musnt try to build up a kind of wall between us and that girl."
        "wall" a solid barrier between that cant be crossed easily
        
        sheilas beginning to understand left wing ideas
        
        "us and that girl" should no longer exist - now all of us together
- adults are right wing - children are left
  - mr birling: "a man has to make his own way - has to look after himself"
    - very right wing ideas.
    - "himself" extremely selfish no consideration of others
    - shows priestly. Priestley hated right wing ideas and makes us dislike the birling's so the audience would dislike ideas.
  - eric: why wouldn't they try for higher wages? we try for the higest possible prices."
    - enquiry - asking questions new generation to make a change?
    - they - refer to lower class. we refers to themselves shows divide
    - "try" suggests an attempt but not reality.,
- older generation care more about social status than their wrong doing
  - mr birling : "you must give me a list of those accounts. ive got to cover this up as soon as I can."
    - "cover this up" try and protect his social image
    - "as soon as I can" try to prevent any damage to status
    - cares more about business than about girl
    - accounts - still cares for money
  - eric : "and I say the girls dead and we all helped to kill her - and that's what matters-"
    - he knows the girl matters
    - understands that actions have consequences
    - although they didn't physically kill her, he now understand the direct link between the way you treat a person and the effect that has on them.
- divide on view of social structure
  - mrs B: "as if a girl of that sort would ever refuse money!"
    - "that sort" very rude and stereotypical
    - "that sort" also sugeests shes looking down on her.
    - exclamation mark could suggest she finds it shocking or is laughing
    - "as if" quite shocked
  - sheila: "(slowly, carefuly now) you musnt try to build up a kind of wall between us and that girl."
    - "wall" a solid barrier between that cant be crossed easily
    - sheilas beginning to understand left wing ideas
    - "us and that girl" should no longer exist - now all of us together
"ashamed" feels her actions were worthy and didn't do anything wrong.