Inspector Calls- quotes

Sheila- character change

Historical context

Responsibility

Age/ generation differences

Social class

Gender inequality

Age differences

"Clothes mean something much more to a women. Not only something to wear, but something to make 'em look prettier. A sort of, well token of their self respect."

"And I am talking as a hard-headed practical man of business. I assure you that there is no chance of war, the world is developing so fast that it will make war simply impossible"

Expectations and protection

Gaining confidence in self

Reaction from family

Sheila feels responsible

"Mummy!"

"Yes Daddy, I was actually listening!"

So nothings really happened? So there's nothing to be sorry for, nothing to learn. We can all just go back behaving the way we did?"

"I dont dislike you as I did an hour ago Gerald. In fact, in some way I rather respect you more than I did before...but this, this has made a difference"

"Now Sheila, Im not defending him, but you must understand that a lot of young men...Dont interfere father! Gerald knows what I mean and apparently you dont!"

"She's overtired, in the morning she'll be just as amused as we are"

"Whoever that Inspector was, you begun to learn something. And now you've stopped, you're ready to go back to your same old ways?"

"She was claiming elaborate fine feelings and scruples, ones that were simply absurd for someone in her position"

"As if a girl of that class would ever refuse money!"

"A child is two and a half times more likely to get a managerial job, if their parents are of higher class."- {Gregory Clark}

"There are more male CEO's named John, than there are women."- gender pay gap is 9.2%

"The titanic- she sails next week. Unsinkable, absolutely unsinkable"

Mr and Mrs Birling do not feel responsible

Inspectors Lessons

"All right Gerald, you needn't look at me like that. At least I'm trying to tell the truth. I expect you've done things you're ashamed of too."

"If we were all responsible for everything that happened to everybody we'd had anything to do with, it would be very awkward wouldn't it?"

"One Eva Smith has gone, but there are millions and millions of Eva Smiths and John Smiths still left with us. With their lives, their hopes and fears, their suffering and chance of happiness, all intertwined with our lives, with what we think and do. And i tell you that if men do not learn this lesson, they shall be taught in fire, blood and anguish."

"Its better to ask for the earth than to take it?"

"If you don't come down sharply on these people, they'll soon be asking for the earth."

"No man is an Island"- John Dunne

"It was the same strong will that made her stand out as a good worker, eventually gave her the sack."

"She was claiming elaborate fine feelings and scruples, ones that were simply absurd for someone in her position"

Mr Birling has the ability to pay Eva 25 shillings but refuses and pays her 22.

Eric feels socially responsible

"I don't see much nonsense about it when a girl goes and kills herself. You lot may be letting yourselves out nicely, but I can't. Nor can mother. We all did her in the right."*

Sheila and Eric

Mr and Mrs Birling

Older VS younger

"So I was perfectly justified in advising my committee not to allow her claim for assistance."

"You seem to have made a great impression on this child Inspector......Yes we often do on the young ones, they're more impressionable."

"Now look at the two of them, the famous young generation that know it all."

"You're beginning to pretend now that nothings really happened at all."

"Why you hysterical fool, get back or I'll"