An Inspector Calls :: English Literature

An Inspector Calls is based in 1912, in front the primary and second world war, in front the sinking of the Titanic and before women had any rights.An Inspector CallsAn Inspector Calls is based in 1912, before the first and secondworld war, before the sinking of the Titanic and before women had anyrights. An Inspector Calls was written in 1945, Britain was enduringthe final year of The uphold World War and the country was united inone community, unneurotic they were fighting for Britain.JB Priestley liked what he saw people were putting off their classand background and ignored their prejudices in an attempt to helptheir country. The lone(prenominal) problem was Priestley knew after the war, thatBritain may return to its previous state. Therefore Priestley wrote a number, based in Edwardian Britain when class mattered and reputationwas every intimacy. Priestley set the play in Brumley, an industrial townwhere, like most places in Britain, the affluent and poor rarely met. T heonly places the two classes became more integrated were the proscribe whereprostitutes and rich men would meet. But these places were anotherworld, a form of leak for family men yearning for more excitement,they had double standards and these double standards appear end-to-endthe play. The story is about the Birling family and their involvementwith a young womanhood who tragically committed suicide, each member ofthe family had their own input to her down(prenominal) spiral, and it startedwith Mr Birling.A man has to mind his own business and look after himself and hisown.. and it is with that at that place is knock at the door. InspectorGoole enters the Birling household (and in my panorama acting asPriestleys alter-ego), causing unrest amongst some of them and no ingrain on others. The mood changes from a happy, celebratoryatmosphere to a stress and mysterious one. Maybe this could be shown ina change of lighting, beingness more intense as apposed to before when thefami ly were rejoicing the fact of their daughters engagement. Whenthe tester begins to interrogate Mr Birling he refuses to acceptany responsibility for Eva Smiths death, he gives no thought to hisactions and this is obvious as he shows relatively pocket-size remorse orguilt. However, Mr Birling has an honest approach to life, not discreditedby his refusal to give Eva Smith a raise I refused of course, andseems surprised wherefore anyone would query his actions. Money in this erawas a precious thing and all Eva Smith was to Mr Birling was aproblem, which must be disembarrass off immediately, especially since it could