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An Inspector Calls - Coggle Diagram
An Inspector Calls
Characters
The Birlings
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Eric Birling
Sheila Birling
Got annoyed at Eva so decided to report her to the manager of Milwards. In turn, this got her fired.
Eric is a heavy drinker, uses drink to help him forget about his problems and by the time the Inspector gets to questioning him, he is extremely drunk.
Gerald Croft - engaged to Sheila for business, not for love
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Inspector Goole
Speaks very plainly and is dressed in a simple, dark suit
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Stage Directions
The setting
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All characters are in evening dress, the men are not in dinner jackets (slightly informal)
Character Descriptions
Mrs. Birling
- Cold Woman
- Husband's social superior
Sheila Birling
- Early twenties
- Very pleased with life
- Excited
- Pretty
Gerald Croft
- Attractive
- About thirty
- Too manly to be a dandy
- well-bred young man-about-town
Eric Birling
- Early twenties
- Not quite at ease
- Half shy, half assertive
- Unsure of himself
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Key Themes
Gender
Social Class
Family life
Generation gap
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Mr and Mrs Birling both have their ways set in stone, Sheila and Eric are more flexible in how they do things.
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Mr. Birling married up a class wheras Mrs Birling was always a higher class. Gerald was born upper class.