An Inspectors calls act 1 until the Inspectors entrance
- Created by: Harrisonmayne
- Created on: 01-02-19 19:18
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- Act 1 up to inspectors entrance.
- Birling's symbolism
- Rich
- Rude
- Thirsty for appreciation (especially from Gerald)
- Class obsession
- Edwardian youth
- Eric is mature
- Eric lives an upper-class '*******' lifestyle
- He will be serving at war in a few years.
- Structure (What happens- why at the beginning?)
- Birling demonstrates his naivety in his monologues
- ''absolutely unsinkable''
- ''The Germans dont want war.''
- irritates the 1945 audience who have hindsight
- Class divides introduced.
- Sheila and Eric's characters are introduced with a 1945 mindset.
- Birling tells of new years honors list.
- Foreshadows the trouble he will be in.
- Birling demonstrates his naivety in his monologues
- Themes
- Age divide
- Birling & Mrs Birling have 1912 views
- Sheila and Eric have more 1945 views
- Change- 1912/1945
- Class system
- Man owns his wife in 1912
- Birling and Mrs Birling
- Gerald and Sheila
- Gerald chooses Sheilas ring
- Age divide
- Birling's symbolism
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