Sheila and Eric Are Important 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

In both films, family plays an important part in the outcome of the story. Julie, Cynthia and Gail’s parents encourage their singing and performing as much as they can. They believe that their daughters and niece, Kay, could make a difference. The father giving the girls a chance to chase their aspiration by allowing them to go into the perilous warzones in Vietnam is an example of just how far their parents’ support goes. Muriel’s family also has a huge effect on her eventual success but in a negative matter. The constant disapproval from her father drives Muriel to make herself good enough to please him and the rest of her family. Once Muriel loses respect for her father, she becomes

The older generation include Mr and Mrs Birling and the younger Sheila and Eric. Mr Birling is extremely selfish. He wants to protect himself first and then his family. He believes that socialist ideas that stress the importance of the community are "nonsense" and that a "man has to make his own way" completely contradicting the

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

Before the inspector entered the birling household Sheila presented herself as the perfect fiancé to Gerald, despite knowing something happened during the summer she is still very reserved in what she says. With the inspector acting as a defence she begins to take on the role of the

When Eric describes himself as being a bit squiffy, what he means to say is that he was drunk and had no control over his actions. In the situation, he had become infatuated by a girl from the working class; combine this with his immutable state of intoxication and he ultimately caused the death of Eva Smith. He did not merely “turn nasty” as put, but refuses to leave until his entry is granted.

J.B Priestley uses the character Sheila to portray his ideas to the audience. One of the author's / playwright’s techniques is the change within Sheila, from a young girl that desires material things to a conscientious and clear headed woman who makes a conscious decision to admit her failings. After the inspector started talking to Sheila, the audience quickly found out that she did actually have a part in the events that lead to the death of Eva Smith / Daisy Renton. Sheila had forced the manager at Millwards to fire Eva / Daisy because she was jealous of how well the dress fitted her. As soon as she admitted to making the manager fire Eva Smith / Daisy Renton she then defended herself by saying, “she was a pretty girl and looked like she

This family lives in the south side of Chicago, while being faced with poverty. The mom, Monica, ran away and no longer gives the family support and the father, Frank, is a narcissistic drug and alcohol addict that steals money and food from the family. This leaves Fiona, the oldest sister, to tend for her other five siblings. This series shows the constant struggles that the family goes through in order to pay rent and keep each other out of trouble. The audience of this series tends to be the people that can afford cable and Netflix, so they are usually not the ones that are facing the same challenges as the Gallagher family. I see this as very important because it gives the readers a look into a poverty filled environment that they probably haven’t been apart of. Throughout the story, the Gallagher siblings meet people that want to help them and could possibly pull them out of the internal hell they are facing. But Fiona, the oldest sibling, routinely turns down these offers of help as they may pull her way from her siblings, or as she feels that they don’t deserve the help they are getting. She would rather have the family get out on their own instead of someone doing all the work for them. By doing things on their own, they find more about themselves and figure out that they can do more than they ever imagined given the circumstances of living under the poverty line in the unpredictable South Side of Chicago. This is the most powerful part of the show, this over powers the raw emotions viewers may withstand and any other powerful metaphors throughout the show. The Gallagher’s live by a very “blue-collar” mentality and aim to pull themselves up by their bootstraps and attack their daily struggles head on. I believe that seeing this mentality and way of life, it made me more motivated and changed my thoughts on what others may face on a day-to-day basis.

This fact credits characters in the plays like Biff and Cory who were trying to lift their families hardships and bring success to their

John is the middle son who is married to Diana Rayburn and is the father of Ben and Jane, he is also sheriff of Islamarada, which is an island in the Florida Keys. Diana is Johns wife and sees right through his brother Danny and knows he is up to no good. Sally is the mother of the family and keeps the family together all though she adores her trouble making son Danny and sees right through his malicious side, which causes for a lot of drama. Eric is a friend of Danny’s that is on probation and is involved in less than legal activities.

The pattern of these circumstances leading to the eventual tragic ending is common among nearly all of the similarly minor actions performed by the secondary characters, but they are all backed, and fueled by one underlying power: a long-standing family

An interesting band of misfits who have found family in strangers. They might not like each other, but they do love each other in their own unique little ways. Dean, who can make anyone, sometimes even Alma laugh. Irma, who knits things for everyone and makes sure they drink their Ovaltine. Olive, with her mother hen like qualities keeping everyone going. Alma, the storyteller with enough spunk and a big enough rebellious streak to make up for everyone else. Phillip with his behavior that seems so abnormal and rude at times reminds you how awkward the world and human interaction truly is. Leo with his strange form naiveté, the true youngster. Esther, well Esther’s just crazy. But a fun sort of crazy who makes you really grateful of your own.

He talked about his job in the middle of his daughter´s engagement party "... your engagement to Sheila means tremendous lot to me (...) we may look forward to the time when Crofts and Birlings are no longer competing..." Priestley makes Arthur talk about how the most important thing about their marriage is that it will help him merge with Gerald´s family industry and eliminate the competition. Also, when the inspector said that Gerald cheated on Sheila, his own daughter, he said that it does not matter, just because he wanted them to get married for his own benefit and does not care about his daughter's feelings. "I´m not defending him. But you need to understand a lot of young men..." He is trying to keep them together so he could make future negotiations with Gerald's family. This makes the audience angry at him because he is using his own family and not caring about their feelings so he could make

The main antagonist is Anthony W. Kirby or Mr.Kirby as referred throughout the book. He wants to prevent his son, Tony Kirby from marrying his love--- Alice, who is also Tony’s secretary. In addition, Mr. Kirby is preventing Tony the Vice President of the family banking business from pursuing his dream--- having a job that makes him happy and that doesn't relate to the bank business. Alice wants to get Mr.Kirby’s approval of the marriage so she invites him over for dinner, but Tony brings his family the wrong night so that his family can see what Alice’s family is  really like. The family does shows who they really are instead of being something they are not. Alice is ashamed and wants to leave town. However, right before she is going to leave town, the lovers reunite and make up with each other. Eventually, Mr.Kirby realizes true happiness and seems like he is going to come around. Mrs. Kirby Tony’s mother, also acts as an antagonist because she too, does not approve of Alice and Tony’s engagement. Since Mr.Kirby seems like he will agree on their engagement in the near future the reader can predict that she might come around and allow the

). All characters who find the strength to break down with traditions and norms of the society and start living the way they feel like are the ones who find happiness or, at least desire to keep living and have a purpose. One of those characters is definitely Harper who finds power to free herself from the loveless marriage and strict religious codes under which she was raised. Similarly, Louis who has been tormented by the Jewish sense of guilt, by the end of the play manages to overcome this and accept himself fully with all the flaws that he has and tries to live with it. Also, another striking example is Hannah, a devoted Mormon mother who transcends beyond all expectations after a close encounter with the Angel and becomes a woman of the new age, ready for the changing values of the new millennium.