Mr Birling In An Inspector Calls

Thirdly is Gerald Croft. Gerald is Sheila’s fiancé. He is of a slightly higher class than the Birlings and this could be one of the reasons for their engagement. However it seems that the main reason for their engagement is to do with the combining of Mr Birling’s and Gerald's father's businesses. He seems to be a generally decent man but it appears that he his not all he seems to be. Until that night it seemed that they were very much in love. Sheila mentions that last year during the summer, Gerald wouldn’t go near her, saying that he was: “... awfully busy at the works all that time.” This was partially true, but it then is revealed that he was also having an affair with Eva

Priestly presents Mrs Birling as a cold and heartless Character. As her character they play goes on she never takes responsibility for what she done and tries to pass the blame to everyone else.

Mrs Birling is described as "…her husband's social superior". She is a snob and is very aware of the differences between social classes. She tries to deny things that she doesn't want to believe a prime example would be Eric’s drinking she says at the beginning of Act 3 “you don’t get drunk” this line really emphasises the extent at which Eric is not only insignificant to the older generation but ignored. The reader is shocked by this statement as we know at the beginning of the play he is a drunk by the way he responds and sits in his chair ‘half at ease’ and it is ironic that his own mother is oblivious to it. As they are higher class than Eva Smith they also feel as though the death is less important, as Mrs Birling states 'Girls of that class -” this shows that she was prejudice towards the girl due to her class and her position (getting pregnant and not being married) she was therefore in Mrs Birling’s eyes not worthy of receiving any money from the charity, this is echoed when she says “I'm Mrs Birling, y'know” using a patronising

Mr Birling is shaken by the investigation. He doesn’t learn any lessons during the course of the play. When it seems that the Inspector might have been an imposter he is overjoyed and mocks the others for having been 'tricked' by the investigation. Inspector Goole drives forward the drama, with his questions creating shocking moments and gripping cliff-hangers for the audience. By the

He shows we must all look out for each other and think before taking actions. Priestley uses Eva Smith’s death as an example of the suffering of lower class women in Edwardian times and directs the blame at the whole family caused by their small but consequential, chain of events. Priestley cleverly brings in the inspector at a strategic moment, just after Birling has stated ‘that a man has to mind his own business and look after himself and his own’. This is the speech that Birling has just made, which reveals his true character. That of a narcissistic, unsparing old man.

This is shown when he tells Sheila that he wants to try and “settle it sensibly for you” which he does not offer to do for Gerald or Eric. This would suggest that he does not think that Sheila is capable enough for the truth of the real world instead of her upper class life. Sheila would have had to marry well in order to have security in her life, which is why the engagement between her and Gerald would have been instrumental in giving her a good future that she would not have been able to achieve on her own. Gerald describes the character Eva Smith / Daisy Renton using the words “young, fresh and charming” this off hand manner suggests that, in his eyes, she was just someone of little substance that he could amuse himself with until he decided he no longer wanted her. He gives her a house and looks after her which shows that he knew she was vulnerable and in need of help; but quite soon he abandoned her. This confirms to the audience that men often had the balance of power in their favour, whichever class of woman they were dealing

Birling is a character who doesn?t believe in community, he believes that everyone has to take their own responsibility and look after themselves, Priestly shows how unsuccessful a community is if a person believes that they have no responsibly for others in that society. Priestly possibly wanted to show an audience this, so they could reflect on themselves on how they view responsibly and, also on Priestleys main aim.

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.

command at the end of Act I and the start of Act 2, and the end of Act

In this play we can notoriously see that Gerald is a selfish person, who wants to marry Sheila not only because of business, also because she is pretty. He does not care about other people; a clear example is that he cheated on Sheila with Eva Smith. Gerald is not committed to his relationship, this is shown when he unsuccessfully tries to hide that he had known Eva. In the end, his efforts make the revelation ruder. He does not care about Sheila's feelings and he has not gained a new sense of social responsibility, understanding that he, too, was part of the events that led Eva’s suicide. This is why Sheila is unsure whether to take back the engagement ring or not. Croft’s family has a very high status in society, and since being in business with the Birlings would not necessarily be good for their company, Gerald is engaged to Sheila because he wants to. His parents are not happy as they think she is not good enough for Gerald and because

Holling who thinks miss baker hates hates him is forced to spend each wednesday afternoon alone with miss baker while his classmates, attend church or the temple Holling a presbyterian is instead asked to do chores and read about shakesphere.However mrs baker starts to see that he is a genius. and she begins teaching him shakespeare, Hoodhood begins to understand there is more to the world that he enitailly realized thanks to shakesphere.

"I've done nothing wrong - and you know it!" Mrs Birling exclaims, refusing to take responsibility for her actions, which is just one of the reasons why the audience may not see Mrs Birling as a very likable character. This essay is going to explore how J.B. Priestley creates such a disagreeable character and why the audience feels this way about her.

The social setting of this book has a huge impact on this story. To start, his parents are filing for divorce. This often leaves Brian mad, sad, and confused. He wanted to know why his parents are getting divorced. Throughout the novel, Brian

The main character in the play is Willie. She is a young girl almost thirteen years old. She is an innocent child full of life playing on the railroad tracks. Willie is dressed in an old blue dress with white lace. The dress belonged to her older sister. She believes herself a loved by many men, who will spoil her with riches. Her childhood was rough, as she was raised by her sister Alva who died from a lung infection. Alva was in favor of many wealthy men that worked for the railroad. Alva was the one who influenced Willie the most in life. There were no parents in Willie’s life, her mother ran off with a man from the railroad and her father became a drunk then disappeared. After Alva died, Willie continued to live in the old condemned house alone. The house was boarded up and in unlivable conditions, but that didn’t stop her from living there. During her conversation with Tom, Willie would brag about the men that were showing her favor and taking her out. She seems proud and in a fantasy world. Tom asks Willie if she world dance naked for him like she did for Frank Waters. She tells Tom “I’ve inherited all of my sister’s beaux and go steady with men in responsible jobs”. To

To begin with I found my self-having difficulty reading the play. I immediately began writing off the play as another story of a retired salesman that went crazy from old age. The first half of Act I was especially tough to get through, but as an avid reader I knew from experience most stories have a slow start so I continued but I found my self constantly confused by the characters and their relationships with each other. The Lomans came across as extremely dysfunctional family. As I continued to read my interest was peaked and I had to find out what caused this family to end up so broken. By the beginning of Act II I was hooked. I found my self becoming focused on Biff’s character and his relationship with his father. Towards the end of Act II I could not put the play down, everything began to make sense and I finally understood the reason behind the stressed relationships between the characters.