An Inspector calls Context
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- An Inspector Calls Context
- Written in 1945
- The war was ending - soldiers were going home and families were being reunited.
- Priestley wanted to make the most of these changes. Through this play, he encourages people to seize the opportunity the end of the war had given them to build a better, more caring society. He did not want people to go back to their old ways
- Class distinctions had been greatly reduced as a result of two world wars. It was possible to be class mobile.
- Priestley wanted to make the most of these changes. Through this play, he encourages people to seize the opportunity the end of the war had given them to build a better, more caring society. He did not want people to go back to their old ways
- As a result of the wars, women had earned a more valued place in society.
- The war was ending - soldiers were going home and families were being reunited.
- Set in 1912
- There were strong distinctions between the upper and lower classes.
- Priestley deliberately set his play in 1912 because the date represented an era when all was very different from the time he was writing. He wanted to show the people in 1945 the error of their ways.
- Women were subservient to men. All a well off women could do was get married; a poor woman was seen as cheap labour.
- Priestley deliberately set his play in 1912 because the date represented an era when all was very different from the time he was writing. He wanted to show the people in 1945 the error of their ways.
- The ruling classes saw no need to change the status quo.
- There were strong distinctions between the upper and lower classes.
- J.B. Priestly
- Born in 1894.
- He became a junior clerk with a local wool firm at the age of 16.
- He fought in the First World War - he escaped death various times.
- Gained a degree from Cambridge University, then moved to London to work as a freelance writer
- He wrote his first play in 1932 and went on to write 50 more. Much of his writing was ground-breaking and controversial. He included new ideas about possible parallel universes and strong political messages.
- During the Second World War he broadcast a massively popular weekly radio programme which was attacked by the Conservatives as being too left-wing. The programme was eventually cancelled by the BBC for being too critical of the Government.
- Died in 1984
- J.B. Priestly
- Born in 1894.
- He became a junior clerk with a local wool firm at the age of 16.
- He fought in the First World War - he escaped death various times.
- Gained a degree from Cambridge University, then moved to London to work as a freelance writer
- He wrote his first play in 1932 and went on to write 50 more. Much of his writing was ground-breaking and controversial. He included new ideas about possible parallel universes and strong political messages.
- During the Second World War he broadcast a massively popular weekly radio programme which was attacked by the Conservatives as being too left-wing. The programme was eventually cancelled by the BBC for being too critical of the Government.
- Died in 1984
- Died in 1984
- During the Second World War he broadcast a massively popular weekly radio programme which was attacked by the Conservatives as being too left-wing. The programme was eventually cancelled by the BBC for being too critical of the Government.
- He wrote his first play in 1932 and went on to write 50 more. Much of his writing was ground-breaking and controversial. He included new ideas about possible parallel universes and strong political messages.
- Gained a degree from Cambridge University, then moved to London to work as a freelance writer
- He fought in the First World War - he escaped death various times.
- He became a junior clerk with a local wool firm at the age of 16.
- Born in 1894.
- J.B. Priestly
- Died in 1984
- During the Second World War he broadcast a massively popular weekly radio programme which was attacked by the Conservatives as being too left-wing. The programme was eventually cancelled by the BBC for being too critical of the Government.
- He wrote his first play in 1932 and went on to write 50 more. Much of his writing was ground-breaking and controversial. He included new ideas about possible parallel universes and strong political messages.
- Gained a degree from Cambridge University, then moved to London to work as a freelance writer
- He fought in the First World War - he escaped death various times.
- He became a junior clerk with a local wool firm at the age of 16.
- Born in 1894.
- Political Views
- Socialism
- A political and economic theory of social organization that advocates that the means of production, distribution, and exchange should be owned or regulated by the community as a whole.
- Capitalism
- a political and economic theory of social organization that advocates that the means of production, distribution, and exchange should be owned or regulated by the community as a whole.
- Socialism
- Written in 1945
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