Inspector Calls Characters and Themes
- Created by: James Wheeler
- Created on: 19-05-13 15:25
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- Inspector Calls
- Themes
- Compassion / Considerationfor others
- Inspector encourages compassion for Eva Smith from audience
- Perceived as young innocent victim
- Older generation feel no compassion, Younger do
- Mr. B. doesn't care about her
- Refuses to accept any responsibility
- Younger Gen. regret what they did
- Have changed their attitude, not going to repeat it
- Mrs. B. is prejudiced against her for no real reason
- Doesn't care about her case / story at all
- Mr. B. doesn't care about her
- Refuses to accept any responsibility
- Mr. B. doesn't care about her
- No-one thinks of what it is like for her
- Only look after themselves
- "has to look after himself - and him family too, of course" Mr B
- Boys take advantage of vunerable young girl
- Girls ruin her life for virtually no reason
- She had done nothing but call herself Mrs Birling / smile at an assistant
- No-one thinks of the consequences on her life
- Her life has been virtually ruined by them
- Just to make themselves feel slightly better about themselves
- Her life has been virtually ruined by them
- Only look after themselves
- Inspector encourages compassion for Eva Smith from audience
- Consequences
- No-one thinks of the consequences on her life
- Her life has been virtually ruined by them
- Just to make themselves feel slightly better about themselves
- Her life has been virtually ruined by them
- There are mental consequences
- Younger Gen. feel bad for what they have done
- Her life is bad enough to commit suicide
- Monetary Consequences, esp Eric
- He had to provide money to support his child
- Mr. B. may have lost money due to losing a good worker
- No-one thinks of the consequences on her life
- Compassion / Considerationfor others
- Characters
- Eva Smith
- Lower class
- Good worker
- Only fired for wanted more wages
- Looked down upon
- Fired for merely asking
- Unlucky
- Good worker
- Always the victim
- Despite suicide, portrayed as murder
- Not the only one like this
- Millions more out there
- Lower class
- Mr Birling
- Capitalist
- Doesn't care about others
- Looks after himself and his family
- Doesn't care about even good workers - fires them quickly
- Feels no remorse
- Contrasts with Socialism - everyone cares about everyone
- Priestley a Socialist
- Doesn't want to take the hit
- Represent capitalism in Socialism vs. Capitalism debate
- Priestley a Socialist
- Self-Made Man
- Doesn't care about others
- Doesn't care about others
- Looks after himself and his family
- Doesn't care about even good workers - fires them quickly
- Feels no remorse
- Contrasts with Socialism - everyone cares about everyone
- Doesn't want to take the hit
- Stuck in his ways
- Not going to change just because of Inspector
- Young vs. Old
- Doesn't care once it won't get out
- Doesn't fit in
- Rejected his natural social class (lower)
- His new class rejects him
- Sir + Lady Croft don't attend
- Capitalist
- Eric
- Learns his lesson
- More than just material losses
- Similar to Sheila - younger gen.
- Doesn't use women anymore
- Does what he can to sort it out
- Feels remorse
- Feels emotions, seemingly unlike his parents
- Feels remorse
- Sad that his child is dead, despite being unwanted
- Sense of responsibility
- Does what he can to sort it out
- Does what he can to sort it out
- Learns his lesson
- Eva Smith
- Themes
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