Inspector calls characters- sheila and eric
- Created by: Jessie leitch
- Created on: 02-05-16 11:56
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- Inspector call characters
- Sheila Birling
- Shows gender inequality
- Described as 'a pretty girl in her 20's'
- suggest that in 1912 that girls were expected and seen as only being pretty
- Described as a girl even though she is a grown up
- Shows woman weren't considered woman until married
- There status is given to them by a man
- Shows woman weren't considered woman until married
- Is told that 'Sheila don't tease him, men with important work to do, sometimes have to spend their time and energy on their buisneses'
- Woman were forced to be silent not matter how much they were suffering
- Not matter what Gerald does Sheila is forced to be subservient to males in society
- Sybil birling has to overcome her own dissapointment in the past but instead of protecting her daughter from the same treatment she is letting it continue 'just as I have got use to it'
- Maybe sexism in society has continued as the woman in power havn't done anything about it
- He wanted woman in the audience to be angered about her treatment and not accept being inferior to males
- Described as 'a pretty girl in her 20's'
- Shows a shift form a capitalist to a socialist view point
- Priestly wants the audience to follow Sheila's lead and also change their view point
- When Sybil uses the word 'impertinent' to describe Eva, Sheila responds by 'laughing hysterically'
- 'Impertinent' highlights the speakers stupidity
- Sheila relises her own mothers stupidity and is trying to ridicule her
- She also realises that through her mothers use of the word her mother believes she is more important than Eva
- Conveys Priestley's message that no one in society should be impertinent to each other instead we 'are all one body'
- Shows Sheila's change in ideology as earlier in the play she was using the word 'impertenant' but is now ridiculing her mother for it
- Is now able to distinguish between a socialist and capitalist view
- This is the pivotal moment in Sheila's development
- Is now able to distinguish between a socialist and capitalist view
- 'Impertinent' highlights the speakers stupidity
- A device used to change the audiences view
- After the Birlings discover the inspector isn't real Sheila says 'You knew it the. You began to learn something. And now you have stopped
- The repetition of the personal pronoun 'you' demonstrates how Sheila is distancing herself from her family
- The audience would also be wanting to distance themselves from the Birlings
- As Sheila is a likeable character Priestly is also trying to get the audience to distance themselves from the ideology of the Birlngs' like Sheila did
- She doesn't want to be part of their views as she knows they are wrong
- Highlights the difference between Sheila and her families attitudes
- The audience would also be wanting to distance themselves from the Birlings
- This quotes uses triples (a pursuasive devise) as Sheila is trying to pursuade her parents but also ultimately Priestly is trying to pursuade the audience
- The repetition of the personal pronoun 'you' demonstrates how Sheila is distancing herself from her family
- After the Birlings discover the inspector isn't real Sheila says 'You knew it the. You began to learn something. And now you have stopped
- Shows gender inequality
- Eva Smith
- Represents the working class
- has no identity
- 'Smith' is a very common name
- Doesn't have the right to ienitity as she has no wealth
- Priestley may be showing us how working class girls tried to fit in by using using common names but they still had a fate of exploitation
- Doesn't appear on stage
- Shows that the working class were unable to fight for themselves
- Priestley is trying to tell the audience that as the working class can't fight for their rights then the upper class must instead
- trying to get them to become socialists
- Priestley is trying to tell the audience that as the working class can't fight for their rights then the upper class must instead
- Shows that the working class were unable to fight for themselves
- 'Smith' is a very common name
- Vulnerable
- Exploited sexually by Gerald and Eric
- Daisy renton
- Daisys are fragile
- Easily picked out from bars but common so lots of working class have the same fate
- Daisys are fragile
- Shows the hardship they faced
- 'if there weren't factories and work houses where would we find cheap labour
- Even though Eva is a 'good worker' capitalist men would still turn them down in the interest of money
- Priestley shows how little chance woman had of keeping their jobs no matter how good at they were
- Even though Eva is a 'good worker' capitalist men would still turn them down in the interest of money
- 'if there weren't factories and work houses where would we find cheap labour
- has no identity
- Represents the working class
- Eric
- 'And as you were saying Dad, a man has to look after himself'
- Says when inspector arrives
- Makes connection between inspectors arrival and his Dads actions which 'summoned' him
- Maybe Priestley gave this role to such a flawed character to show the People in the audience could also change if Eric could
- Makes connection between inspectors arrival and his Dads actions which 'summoned' him
- Said as Priestly point of view
- Maybe Priestley gave this role to such a flawed character to show the People in the audience could also change if Eric could
- Says when inspector arrives
- His views are mostly socialist
- 'why shouldn't they try for the highest wages, we try for the highest possible prices'
- Uses the logic of capitalism against his father
- 'why shouldn't they try for the highest wages, we try for the highest possible prices'
- 'You don't understand anything you never did, you never even tried you-'
- Hates his parents
- Against capitalism
- A very childish response like a teenage parody
- Interrupted by Sheila 'Eric don't'
- The genration may stop themselves going against their parents views
- After the play maybe the lessons won't be learned
- WW2
- After the play maybe the lessons won't be learned
- The genration may stop themselves going against their parents views
- Hates his parents
- 'I was in the state where a chap could easy turn nasty'
- Distances himself from what he has done
- Shows he is feeling a lot of guilt
- Priestley shows how the upper men could use lower class woman and this was damaging to both classes
- Shows he is feeling a lot of guilt
- Has used the fact he is a man as an excuse to himself for what he has done
- Used 'chap' over man to make him seems less powerful and frightning
- Priestley shows how the upper men could use lower class woman and this was damaging to both classes
- Distances himself from what he has done
- 'Eva treated me like a kid
- Eric is still young and has a lot to learn
- 'not really' Eric reply when asks if he stole the money
- In denial
- The inspector teaches Eric a lesson so when the Inspector leaves we see Eric behaving as an adult
- He says 'Don't forget I'm ashamed of you as well' to his parents
- Role reversal- maybe he has grown up during the play
- Priestley is suggesting that everyone needs to grow up
- Children are often selfish and don't depend on or help others
- He is saying we should act less like children
- Priestley is suggesting that everyone needs to grow up
- Mr Birling reacts to this in anger- childlishly
- Role reversal- maybe he has grown up during the play
- He says 'Don't forget I'm ashamed of you as well' to his parents
- Eric will only appear to learn his lesson as he is actually very childish
- The is the point of the cliffhanger- allows us to imagine what Eric might do in the future
- Like Gerald
- Or very fair?
- The is the point of the cliffhanger- allows us to imagine what Eric might do in the future
- 'And as you were saying Dad, a man has to look after himself'
- Sheila Birling
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