An inspector calls- Arther and sybil
- Created by: Jessie leitch
- Created on: 21-05-16 09:39
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- An inspector calls- Mr birling, sybil
- Mr birling
- Shown as dislikable
- Audience will distance themselves from hime
- birling represents capitalist view
- Priestley is against this
- Uses dramatic irony to make him look stupid and discredit them
- 'unsinkable, absolutely unsinkable'
- One month later the titanic sinks
- Titanic represents the upper class
- The powerful upper class were to be sunk in 1945
- Shows the ruling class's stupidity
- Titanic represents the upper class
- One month later the titanic sinks
- 'unsinkable, absolutely unsinkable'
- Egotistical and only cares for himself
- He brags the 'I might find my way onto the next honours list'
- Ironic because honour means to have an allegiance to moral principles
- He has no of this as he doesn't care about other people only about what they may think of him
- Priestley is criticising selfish behaviour
- He has no of this as he doesn't care about other people only about what they may think of him
- He is undeserving of this
- Shows how unfair society was at the time- injustice between classes
- Ironic because honour means to have an allegiance to moral principles
- After the inspector leaves all he is concerned about is 'there will be a public scandle- unless we are lucky'
- None of what the inspector just said has had any effect on him
- Only cares about his reputation not that he helped kill someone
- Priestly suggests that the older generation were unable to change resulting in two world wars so we (the audience) must be the ones to do so
- He brags the 'I might find my way onto the next honours list'
- Shown as dislikable
- Sybil Birling
- Can be sympathised with
- Outwardly cruel
- Capatalism is a thing of nature to her as that is how she has been brought up
- Or capitalism may just be the natural human nature which we grow into
- The older we are the harder it is to escape our nature which is why it sis easier for the younger generation to change
- She is a victim of capitalism which she cannot escape as it is the only way she knows
- She has been indoctrinated by a capitalist outlook on life
- Or capitalism may just be the natural human nature which we grow into
- Described as 'cold'
- Has faced discrimination in her life
- As she is a woman she has had her desires opressed
- She can only cope through passing on suffereing to others
- Demonstrated by the fact they sit on opposite sides of the table
- Although this still isn't acceptable we can understand the reasons for this
- She can only cope through passing on suffereing to others
- Despite being from the ruling class she is still segregated from her husband
- Demonstrated by the fact they sit on opposite sides of the table
- As she is a woman she has had her desires opressed
- Has faced discrimination in her life
- Capatalism is a thing of nature to her as that is how she has been brought up
- Outwardly cruel
- Feels superior
- 'As is a girl of that sort would ever refuse money'
- Labels her as a girl- less than a woman
- suggests how she feels superior
- 'of that sort'
- The poor are always after money
- Ironic because its the ruling class that are always after more money
- Eva only wanted a couple of shillings more
- Views the poor as scandalas
- Feels morally superior
- Labels her as a girl- less than a woman
- 'As is a girl of that sort would ever refuse money'
- Refuses blame
- blames the father
- as he was drunk
- as he was from a different class
- Priestley is trying to create a society where class doesn't matter
- She is the anticipate
- Priestley is trying to create a society where class doesn't matter
- blames the father
- Can be sympathised with
- Mr birling
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