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Main themes of an Inspector calls (Responsibility (Birling family (Sheila…
Main themes of an Inspector calls
Gender
even upper class women had limited choises and were under the control of me
Consider why priestly might have decided to have the play based on the death of a young working woman and not man
Becuase of her sex eva was in an even more vulnerable position
Responsibility
Inspector warns them about there responsibility
Inspector gives a sermon like speech to the family
the Inspector wanted each member of the family to share Eva's death
Primary theme of the play
Birling family
Sheila sence of social responsibility is awakened throughout the play
Eric has some innate sense of social responsibility
Mr. Birling believes that you don't have a social responsibility towards others
MR's Birling sees social responsibility in a limited way
Age
The old will do anything to protect them self's and cover up a scandle
the young are more open to new ideas
the old are set in there ways and are confident the young are wrong in theirs
the young's views change throughout the play and gain sympathy towards the working class
Class
Apart from Edna the maid all of the characters are from a
High class
this theme is linked heavily with priestly socialist views
Birling family
Mrs birling is the social superior to her husband
Sheila is happy taking advantage of the benefits of her class
Mr Birling keen to cement his social rise through sheilas marriage
Eric Feels awkward about the benifts from his social status
Gerald is prepared to marry sheila despite her lower social status
A lot can be leant about the lower classes from the play