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Inspector calls, KEY QUOTES, Thesis for social class, Summary of each act …
Inspector calls
The inspector
Inspector Goole acts as Priestley's social mouthpiece to portray the idea that socialism is the future.
Upon the inspector's entrance the lighting changes from "pink and intimate" to "brighter and harder"
The inspector is assertive and almost makes the Birlings feel inferior which is the complete opposite to how they would normally feel as their social status makes them view themselves as superior to others
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Responsibility
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Sheila accepts responsibility for her actions and urges the rest of her family to also accept responsibility, which shows how Sheila could represent 'modern' women at the time as she is standing up against her family, men in particular, and voicing her opinions rather than remaining quiet subserviently.
Gerald
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He tells his father he cannot speak to him when he is in trouble so Mr birling becomes defensive,'Your'e spoilt'
Mr Birling
'Ill offer thousands', he refuses to accept responsibility and simply wants to hide what he has done
Priestley uses his character to voice the opinions Priestley disagrees with (strong Capitalist views) so therefore Priestley makes his character unlikeable so the audience oppose My Briling and therefore oppose his strong Capitalist views
Age divide
We can see the different in attitudes from characters in the play due to them being from different generations
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KEY QUOTES
Mr Birling ~ 'Unsinkable, absolutely unsinkable'
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Mrs Birling ~ [stage directions] “About fifty, a rather cold woman and her husband’s social superior”
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Sheila ~ “No, he’s giving us the rope- so that we’ll hang ourselves”
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