Inspector Goole
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- Created on: 04-05-16 16:43
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- Inspector Goole
- "An impression of massiveness, solidity and purposefulness. He is a man in his fifties, dressed in a plain darkish suit. He speaks carefully, weightily and has a disconcerting habit of looking hard at the person he addresses before actually speaking"
- Not interested in being noticed by others
- Determined to do his job with precision
- Works very systematically, method is to confront a suspect with information and then talk to them
- "He's giving us the rope - so that we'll hang ourselves"
- References to suicide
- "He's giving us the rope - so that we'll hang ourselves"
- Figure of authority, deals with each member of the family very firmly
- Could be seen as a God like character
- He knows all and understands a lot
- "Of course he knows"
- Wants the family to identify where they made their mistake that way they will learn
- "Of course he knows"
- "Members of one body"
- Emphasises message of social responsibility through biblical language
- Humanity stemmed from Adam and Eve
- Links to " Thousands of Eva and John Smiths"
- Contradicts Birling that it's every man for himself
- He knows all and understands a lot
- "Will be taught... in fire, blood and anguish"
- References to hell - rule of three for emphasise
- God is final judge of one's goodness and whether they deserve paradise or punishment
- Revelation of sins relates to God like characteristics of omniscience and language used
- "An impression of massiveness, solidity and purposefulness. He is a man in his fifties, dressed in a plain darkish suit. He speaks carefully, weightily and has a disconcerting habit of looking hard at the person he addresses before actually speaking"
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