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An Inspector Calls Responsibility - Coggle Diagram
An Inspector Calls Responsibility
Mr Birling
"Theres every excuse for what your mother and I did"
He's refusing to take responsibility
Trying to justify his actions
"Well I only did what any employer would have done"
Taking no responsibility
Believes he hasn't done anything wrong
Mrs Birling
"But I accept no blame for it at all"
Highlights her denial in responsibility
Lack of care and compassion for those below her in class
"In the circumstances I think I was justified"
Showing her selfish nature being an upper class woman
Refuses to admit to any responsibility in Evas death
Sheila
"So I'm responsible"
Inspector
"We are responsible for each other"
A reminder that all actions will have a consequence
"Each of you helped to kill her"
Encouraging them to take responsibility
Wants them to realise the part that they played
Generation Gap
Sheila and Eric are more lenient into accepting responsibility
"It frightens me the way you talk"
Mr and Mrs Birling are very dismissive of believing they were involved in Evas death
Older generation are very stubborn and selfish towards the lower class and those in need
Represents the difference in views between the two generations
Gender
Men were seen as more powerful compared to women
More choices
Mrs Birling following the traditional convential ideology
Passing on the negative roles
"I hate those dough eyed faced women" Gerald
Family Life
Younger generation we expected to know their roles in the family and deal with it
Class
More respected the higher you are in social class