An Inspector Calls - Context with Quotes
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- Historical Context
- Class Divide
- Eric and Eva / Gerald and Eva's love affairs were 'sinful' as they were in different social classes
- Mrs. Birling denies Eva help as she used her name, but didn't deserve it because she's of a different social class
- "Girls of that class"
- Mr.Birling sees Eva and the lower class as having less social and working rights
- Sheila disagrees
- "But these girls aren't cheep labour, they're people"
- "She had to go"
- Sheila disagrees
- Sheila has power over Millwards because of her family's social status
- "You used the power you had... to punish the girl."
- Historical Milestones
- World War 1
- The big change that was needed to merge the classes, socialists and capitalists
- The change that is needed to emphasize the Inspector's messages
- "We are members of one body"
- "With fire, blood and anguish"
- "There are millions and millions and millions of Eva Smiths and John Smiths"
- The Titanic
- Reminded of how the social class divide resulted in the death of thousands
- Dramatic Irony
- Audience knows this is wrong
- Emphasizes how hot headed but wrong Mr. Birling is. Making us dislike him and disagree with his opinion
- World War 1
- Sexism
- Eric treats Eva Smith with little respect, forcing her into having sex with him
- "I was in that state where a chap easily turns nasty"
- "I don't even remember that's the hellish thing"
- Women were seen as objects and taken advantage of
- Eva Smith is a clear example
- Mrs. Birling is an exception as she holds social superiority over Mr. Birling
- However we still see Mrs. Birling treating women wrongly with her charity, judging them.
- "Girls of that class"
- However we still see Mrs. Birling treating women wrongly with her charity, judging them.
- Gerald takes advantage of her relying on him
- "I didn't feel about her as she felt about me"
- Sheila displays free-thinking spiritness that reflects the attitudes of the 'Suffragettes'
- "But these girls aren't cheap labour, they're people"
- Mr. Birling is sexist when talking about Mrs. Birling and Sheila, saying that girls only care for clothes and shoes
- "You'd think a woman had never had any clothes before she gets married. Women are potty about 'em"
- Eric treats Eva Smith with little respect, forcing her into having sex with him
- Capitalism / Socialism
- The Inspector - Socialist
- "We are members of one body"
- How his questions focus on their wrong doings morally instead of legally, emphasizes his concern about the social injustice
- The mouth piece of socialism
- Reflecting Priestley's views
- The mouth piece of socialism
- Sheila Birling and Eric Birling - Capitalist to Socialist
- The Inspector - Socialist
- Class Divide
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