J.B.Priestley’s play, An Inspector Calls :: English Literature

Inspector Calls CourseworkAn inspector calls is considered a mystery play and is intended toforce the audience to think ab prohibited themselves and the society in whichthey live. However, it is written in an entertaining way.The play is set in 1912. This is two years before the First World War.The play was written in 1945 at the end of the Second World War.Priestly wanted society to learn from its mistakes. In 1912 there hadbeen rigid class divisions, women were considered inferior and workingconditions for the poor were lots unbearable. At the end of the FirstWorld War, life did not improve much.Priestly was concerned that people should learn from the mistakes ofthe First World War. He felt up that people should learn to look after peerless another.After the Second World War there were signs of change-Priestly feltthat people should make the most of these changes and conformation a morecaring society and welfargon state.Mr Birling is a central character because he is the type of personPriestly wanted to check a lesson. He is too concerned about hissocial prevailing, commerce interests and is totally selfish. Hebelieves a man has to look after number one and make his own way.Mr Birlings physical appearance is he is heavy looking he is a manin his 50s with good manners but rather narrow minded in his speech.He believes he is always right and every action him and his businessdo are the best that could have been done.He also believes that he works for the good of his family. He is heavylooking because he would stand out in a crowd with a big grey beardand I can imagine Mr Birling being overweight.Mr Birling likes to be in control. He likes to think he is thedominant force of the family. Maybe sometimes he is a bit toocontrolling. Sometimes he can be very bossy Give us the port Edna.Often he acts like a snob. He thinks that men are superior to womenand thinks he and his family are upper class. He treats women like hecannot trust them. Respect is something th at he lacks to lower classpeople.The characters behave to him differently. His wife and childrenrespect him and do not stand up to him just let me finish Eric Theinspector does not treat him the same at all. Just because he is upperclass the inspector speaks to him a normal person. This gives me theimpression that the inspector feels that everyone should be treated