Eric Change In J. B. Priestley's An Inspector Calls

Together with Eric, who was described by Priestley as shy and childish. This changed as we realised his part in Eva’s death. Eric was honest and admitted his faults. Eric refuses to try to cover his part up, saying, what he did is what he did and he can’t change it. He was embarrassed that he was a hardened drinker. He is a thief and he later feels the guilt of this when he realises he contributed in encouraging Eva Smith's death and that he was the father of her unborn child. Moreover, when Eric realises that his mother is partly responsible for the death of his unborn child he is petrified, shocked and turbulent. By the end of the play Eric had taken responsibility for his actions alongside Sheila.

It all starts in the beginning of the book On page 10, Paul’s mom states, “‘How about waiting for the rest of us, Eric?’” This quote foreshadows what is to come later on in the story. The deep and dark Eric. This little action may not seem like a big deal, but it shows Eric's future personality. Rude, inappropriate, and violent. To add, on page 52, Paul says, “How could they be happy...Mike Costello's death.” This quote marks the start of many more bad behaviours to come from Erik. This is when the reader starts to think that there is another darker side to Erik that has not been on full display. All in all, Erik is a very shady character to start off, he really doesn’t have a full personality, but that will soon change.

From his speech “so I insisted on giving her enough money to keep her going”. Being brought up in a family where his father strongly believes in a man has to be responsible for himself and his family, Eric tried to imitate his father, being a responsible figure, and may also want the public to finally give him some respect. From the fact that he did not want other people to know that he was in a relationship with a worker girl, shows that he wants respect from the society. From his act of stealing money through precise plans, which the Birling family would not discover if the inspector is not here for inquiry, which shows like his father, he is extremely concerned with his public image and his

In conclusion, Eric understood that bystanding and trying to fit in was wrong so, he learned to stand up and defy the jerks. Eric had become Griffin’s friend until he found out his true colors. For many reasons, Eric decided to put a stop to all the bullying once and for

In the play 'An Inspector Calls', many contrasts and paradox's are present and at the centre of them all is the character known as Inspector Goole. However, the inspector is not any ordinary inspector. I believe that the inspector is used as a device by Priestley to explore the wider themes of the play and to depict other characters true personalities. This essay will explore some of the techniques Priestley presents the inspector in An Inspector Calls.

    Eric Calhoune, both the protagonist and narrator, is an important character of the text. It is fascinating how he is such a devoted friend to Sarah, and wants to do whatevers best for her, even if it is not beneficial for him. Over the course of the novel, Eric evolved into a more forgiving character. This is accomplished when he goes to someone who used to bully him, Dale Thornton, for help on how to get Sarah Byrnes to

He has short, blonde hair and is perceived as a likeable person. Eric’s mental description

Then when he told Mr. Byrnes where Sarah was, it was a decision he made for both himself and Sarah, because if he hadn’t told Mr. Byrnes, then he would have been dead and unable to help her anymore. In addition, when Eric kept Sarah from going to Colorado, it was a decision for both of them because he knew that if Sarah stayed, then she could have a family, but also that Eric did not want to lose her or her friendship. Even though Eric had to choose Sarah’s safety over her friendship for different decisions of the book, he was able to do it in a way that he saved their friendship and kept her

However, before Eric met The Inspector, he was quite irresponsible since he made Eva pregnant and drinks a great deal but after he knew he had a child, he did everything in his power to help Eva and his future child even if it included theft. A quote that shows this is ’Well, she hadn't a job – and didn't feel like trying again for one – and she'd no money left – so I insisted on giving her enough money to keep her going – until she refused to take any more.’ Although stealing is a crime and should not have been done, it shows that Eric takes responsibility and tries to help his family. Even at the end of the play he takes responsibility for being in the death of Eva and a quote showing this is ‘The fact remains that I did what I

An inspector calls is a morality play that challenges the ideas of an upper class Edwardian audience,preistley achieves this both through the attitudes of the play but also through his implementation of personal morals. Sheila is initially presented as the stereotypical Edwardian daughter but soon freely presents her emotions, without the need for approval from her parents.

Eric is extremely caring towards his friends and family. Even though Eric found out Sarah Byrnes could talk the whole time that she was in the hospital he did not say a word to anyone because he knew what would happen if Sarah Byrnes dad found out. “That's what I thought, you’ve been hearing me all along”(Crutcher 107). Eric knew what would happen if Sarah Byrnes were to leave the hospital, so he did not say anything. Due to the way that Eric kept the secret about Sarah Byrnes being able to talk shows how caring her is towards his friends.

He had zero remorse for his actions. He was very intelligent, and charming together putting up a smooth and slick façade. Like most psychopaths, the pain of others fascinated him as he discussed in his journal. Eric frequently built bombs showing his impulsive tendencies and would lie about having done so. His principal in an interview said, “Eric was the type to say what he thought you wanted to hear.” He was looking for revenge on the world more specifically his classmates who ignored him and achieved his goal. "I hate you people for leaving me out of so many fun things. And no don't … say, 'Well that's your fault,' because it isn't, you people had my phone number, and I asked and all, but no. No no no don't let the weird-looking Eric KID come

to find out why. Throughout the entire book Eric is standing up for Sarah when her

I made Eric Fisher a square. I made him a square because he stays the same throughout the entire story. He is a bully for the whole book. Inside of the square, I colored it black. Black represents evil and power. Eric is powerful because he has many friends that do whatever he says. For example, his friend, Arthur, does whatever he says, even if he ordered him to kill someone else. This happens on page 284 when he orders Arthur to kill Louis. I also made the square yellow because it represents cowardice. In the end of the book, he wasn’t sorry about hurting Paul, or promising to never hurt or steal from anybody again, he was scared of getting in trouble. Eric just stays in his room. It says, “back and forth, back and forth, in the cage that he had made for himself”

He took Scarlett to his apartment, and even to the top of the empire state building. Although it seemed like Eric really liked Scarlett, he told her not to tell Spencer about their little secret. Therefore, Scarlett had no choice but to lie to Spencer when he asked her what she was hiding from him. When Spencer found out what was going on between Scarlett and Eric, he became upset and did not speak to Scarlett for two straight weeks. Lola notices his odd behavior around the hotel and asks Scarlett to go talk to him. They eventually make up. When Scarlett asks what her and Eric were, he avoided the question and changed the subject. Eric eventually tells Scarlett that he cannot be a boyfriend right now after she catches him fighting with his ex girlfriend outside of his apartment. During their final rehearsal, Spencer punches Eric in the face after he found out that Eric had hurt Scarlett. At the play's dress rehearsal, Donna pays an unpleasant visit and warns the cast that they are about to be shut down. With only one day left before the show, the cast panic and must come up with a miracle plan. Mrs. Amberson nearly gives up and moves out of the Hopewell Hotel and stays at St. Regis Hotel because she believes everything happened because of