An Inspector Calls- Conflict Essay Plan
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- How does Priestley present conflict?
- P1
- What
- Mrs Birling
- "But I accept no blame for it at all"
- How
- She is indifferent about Eva's death.
- Conflict between her and the Inspector- she tries to intimidate him and fails.
- Why
- Priestley does not agree with her attitude because he felt that it was these attitudes that were preventing society from changing.
- He intentionally makes her dislikeable.
- Highlights how stuck in her ways she is- as she represents upper cla** women.
- Priestley does not agree with her attitude because he felt that it was these attitudes that were preventing society from changing.
- What
- P2
- What
- Contrast between Mr Birling and the Inspector.
- "a man has to mind his own busine** and look after himself"
- How
- He opposes everything the Inspector says.
- Everything the Inspector says is opposite to Mr Birling's.
- They argue a lot.
- Why
- The Inspector represents socialism and Mr Birling represents capitalism.
- Priestey has intentionally made Mr Birling and his views unlikeable so the audience disagrees with him.
- The Inspector represents socialism and Mr Birling represents capitalism.
- What
- P3
- What
- At the heart of the Birling family
- "This isn't the time to pretend Eric isn't used to drink"
- How
- The Inspector is constantly putting each member up against each other.
- Eric and Mr Birling- Eric's remorsefulne-** but his father's unchanging views creations tension.
- The Inspector is constantly putting each member up against each other.
- Why
- The Inspector unravelling at the corruption within the family breaks the façade that the the upper cla**es are perfect.
- The upper cla** hid the conflict from society, pretending it wasn't there,
- It was the Inspector who did it- they couldn't realise how bad they were on their own.
- The Inspector unravelling at the corruption within the family breaks the façade that the the upper cla**es are perfect.
- What
- P4
- What
- Age
- "You're beginning to pretend now that nothing's really wrong"
- Why
- Priestley presenting the younger generation as changeable demonstrates that he knows there's hope.
- The audience wouldn't want to a**icate with the older generation's views by agreeing with them.
- They are more inclined to agree with Sheila and Eric and therefore take on socialist views.
- What
- P1
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