An Inspector Calls, by JB Priestly. An Inspector calls was written by J.B Priestly just after the Second World War. This is therefore set in spring of 1912 at the Brumley home. A well-off family in the North Midlands. J.B.Priestly describes Inspector Goole as a so called ‘big man’ but who ‘creates an impression of massiveness, solidity and purposefulness.’ (p). Also Goole behaves like a police inspector therefore he remains in control, he dominates the other characters including Sybil Birling and Arthur Birling. ‘Don’t stammer and yammer at me again. I’m losing all my patients with you people’. From this I have analysed that he has no respect for anyone and this therefore comes to a shock to the Birlings who are very, very well respected through …show more content…
Birling. The Inspector is attempting to make the Birlings regret. E.G. With Mr. and Ms. Birling the Inspector's efforts have little to no outcome. Mr. Birling is a capitalist, and in core a ruthless person who does not intellect fault for the family's violations. The Inspector is the reverse of Mr. Birling, a socialist with values elsewhere than reputation. When the Inspector leaves, Mr. Birling actually makes fun and giggles at Mr. Goole rather than take into thought whatsoever he has said or tried to teach the Birling family. Mr. Birling reflects you should take care of yourself ‘a man has to make his own way – has to look after himself’. Though Mr. Goole feels that we are ‘responsible for each other’. This is thus moralising that the Inspector is educating Mr. Birling from correct to incorrect. With Eva Smiths death, when the inspector told the Birlings about her passing, Arthur said he hardly identified her ‘well we’ve several hundred young women here, y’kow hey keep changing’. This henceforth means that Mr. Birling is trying to escape from this problem of Mrs. Smith. Which was not wise. Personally I feel that he had the wrong impression on the inspector and felt that he was not the right one. But to conclude he was. Mr. Birling should not have made the mistake of lying. Due to one lie leads to another, then another,