Review of an Inspector Calls
Review of "An Inspector Calls" Written by J B PriestlyAn Inspector Calls is set several years before the start of World War 1, in 1912. It is set in the fictional North Midlands industrial city of Brumley. At the time of the play society was strongly capitalist, and the world was divided by class. Priestly was concerned about society; he had served in the war and had seen tragedy. He believes that society should be equal, class barriers should be broken. He portrayed these views through this play. The Inspectors character represents the views of Priestly particularly in his final speech.At the start of the play the audience is lulled into a false sense of security as the Birling's are celebrating the engagement of their daughter Sheila to Gerald. Priestley is setting the scene of the play making it seem very welcoming. Therefore the initial view of the Birling family is a good one. There wealth is also discovered in the stage directions at the start of the play when the Birling's "parlour-maid" clears the table of "champagne glasses, and replacing them with a decanter of port, cigar box and cigarettes".Though the view of the Birling family is soon about to change as Priestley unravels clever twists in play...
In the story the Birling families are upper class citizens and are being made to reflect on what they've done. The inspector speaks in a very moral tone which continues through the whole play. He does not accuse anyone and slowly collects his information. The Inspector tells them that Eva has left a diary and a letter. I think that Priestley's main intentions were to show the audience that social status says nothing about some ones quality of life. It turns out that Eva Smith also called herself Daisy Renton. I feel the point Priestly was trying to make in the play is that people need to realise we're all on earth together. His line of questioning is unusually aggressive and, in turn, he proves that each member of the family helped, directly or indirectly, to cause Eva Smith to realise that her life was not worth living. Some make it more obvious than others. Inspector Goole allows the play to be a bit like a "whodunit" game. This seemed to me like Gerald was making excuses even though he knew he has some guilt in the matter. Inspector Goole I think is the most interesting character in the story.
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