Inspector Calls
- Created by: madd1
- Created on: 02-05-19 20:39
JB.Priestley's communication of meaning through the death of Eva Smith
Priestely wanted to make the juxtaposing changes between the time when the play was set and the time that the text was written in order to remind those of how far the society as a whole had come.
1) Class Distinction - Low social mobility
The class distinction was a very big topic in the inspector calls novel, JB Priestley's idea of incorporating class distinction into this novel was to show that the upper class were unaware of the easy lives they lead resting upon the hard work put in by the lower, working classes.
Priestley was interested in the class system and how it determines the decisions people made and the consequences of those.
-Sheila had Eva Smith removed from her job based of the superiority she was entitled.
-Mrs Birling refused Eva Smith help purely due to the fact she was disgusted by a socially inferior, working class girl using her name.
Quotes related to this:
"Girls of that class-" - Mrs Birlings snobbery develops in this line particuarly. She represents the ignorant older capitalist generation that Priestley implies was responsible for the inequality of the society of that time and which led to the younger generation suffering in.
2) Ignorance of the early 20th centuries
Priestley uses the characters exhibited in the play to fourthcome the idea of utter ignorance towards anything that did not concern them. Eva Smith's death was used to renounce the upper class for this.
All characters apart Sheila and Eric, refused to take on board any responsibility at all for the damage they had inflicted upon a young girls life. They are only worried about what the social scandal could do to their reputation as an upper class family.
Quotes related to this:
"I can't accept any responsibility" - Mr Birling uses this quote to inflict how his ignorance is blinding his sense of morality.
Sexism:
The sexism and gender inequality shows the vunerability of women during the 1910's, which evokes sympathy. This supports Priestley's belief in gender inequality and community as "one body.
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