GCSE English An Inspector Calls
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J.B. Priestley
1945
1912
The Birling family dining room in Brumley
Inspector Goole
A wealthy businessman and factory owner
She chairs the Brumley Women's Charity Organisation
Gerald Croft
He has a drinking problem
Crofts Limited
She died by drinking disinfectant (suicide)
Daisy Renton
She was a ringleader in asking for higher wages
Twenty-five shillings instead of twenty-two and six
She was jealous of how the dress looked on Eva
He kept her as his mistress for several months
In rooms he rented for her
She used the name Mrs. Birling and seemed impertinent
Her charity committee
Eric Birling
About fifty pounds
That they all contributed to it
Goole sounds like "ghoul" - a supernatural being
He arrives just as Birling is giving a speech about individual responsibility
That it is unsinkable
There isn't a chance of war
The audience knows they are all wrong
The voice of social conscience
Social responsibility
Through the contrast between the Birlings' wealth and Eva's poverty
The privilege and security of the upper classes
The working class and victims of capitalism
Eva suggests "everywoman" - she represents all working-class women
Dramatic irony - the audience knows what will happen
It's just before World War I and major social changes
Fire and blood and anguish if we don't learn responsibility
With news that a real inspector is coming
It suggests the cycle will continue unless people change
Money and social status
As cheap labor to maximize profit
He believes people should only look after themselves
Upper-class prejudice and moral blindness
She claims Eva was putting on airs
Protecting his and his family's reputation
He rescues her from Alderman Meggarty and provides for her
Tense and distant
He steals it from his father's office
To accept responsibility for her actions
She becomes more socially aware and moral
She rejects Gerald and what he represents
That our actions affect others
We are all members of one body
The Inspector questions each character in turn
Through the Inspector's controlled interrogation
It creates claustrophobia and intensity
From pink and intimate to brighter and harder
False security and complacency
Truth and harsh reality being revealed
He dominates the stage and controls the action
To show character relationships and power dynamics
The audience knows more than the characters
Its exploitation of workers and lack of social responsibility
It promotes collective responsibility over individualism
The Russian Revolution and rise of socialism
She remains a symbol rather than an individual
Younger characters are more willing to change
The possibility of moral awakening
It suggests the events will repeat
As a catalyst to reveal truth and hypocrisy
His desire for social advancement
It creates unity of time and intensifies drama
Through characters who refuse to accept responsibility
Society should care for all its members
It shows how the wealthy exploit the poor
It brought social change and challenged class structures
Between older characters (unchanging) and younger ones (learning)
The destruction caused by selfish capitalism
He voices the playwright's socialist beliefs
That we must take responsibility for our impact on others
Through the Inspector's knowledge and timing
That it must be acknowledged before redemption is possible
It asks whether they will learn from the Birlings' example
It ensures each character's guilt is revealed
Through characters who preach morality but act selfishly
That it requires individual moral transformation
It temporarily relieves them but doesn't change them
It's used selectively to manipulate each character
As victims of male-dominated society
That those with power often exploit those without
By taking control of the questioning and situation
It represents his inability to cope with family pressure
It calls for social reform and collective responsibility
That moral truth exists regardless of his identity
Each revelation comes at the perfect moment for maximum impact
It contrasts with the family's growing panic
Through Eva Smith's connections to all the characters
That it requires standing up for your principles
With questions about their own moral responsibility
That we must build a more just and caring society
Its themes of social responsibility and inequality persist
That people often resist learning from their mistakes
Through compelling drama that delivers serious social criticism
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