Difference in Reactions of Sheila Birling and Her Father in J.B. Priestley's An Inspector Calls Coursework. Sheila Birling and her father react totally differently to the 'inspector.' How far would the audience agree? Author Birling I do agree that Sheila Birling and her father Author Birling react differently to the inspector. This shows because when the inspector was talking to Author Birling, he was very annoyed at the inspector and didn't want to listen to what he had to say, this shows when Author says to the inspector "Look here inspector, im half a mind to report you. I've told you all I know and it doesn't seem very important." When Author had said it doesn't seem very important he meant about the case of Eva Smith who had committed suicide, which was one of his employees. Mr Birling had sacked her 2 years ago and he doesn't get the why it has to do with him. When Birling is speaking to the inspector, he seems to intimidate him. This shows when he says" I was an alderman for years and a Lord Mayor two years ago and still on the bench." Him saying this shows that he wants the inspector to know that he is still the top guy that no one can get by him thinking that he is popular. Mr Birling acts this way because at work he tells people what to do and h always wants low costs and high prices, but when the inspector comes to the house he seems to get information out of Birling and this is what makes him angry as the inspector asks question on why Birling had sacked Eva Smith. This shows when Birling had said "Well inspector, I don't see that it's any concern of yours how I choose to run my business, is it now?" Mr Bi... ... middle of paper ... ...haracter when talking to the inspector, she sees her father as an cold hearted person and the things he says about Eva Smith and how rudely he speaks to the inspector. Sheila feels that the inspector has made her realise not to do things like this again and also that you mustn't ruin peoples life, unlike Birling he hasn't got a clue and also just wants to be happy an cares about his family and reputation. Sheila is a more polite girl to the inspector and also understands the problem she has done and why the inspector has come here, overall I find Birling a rude, blind, inconsiderate person and don't like the blame for anything, also thinks his the top person just because he is still the Lord Mayor and also has a good business. He has no feelings at all unlike Sheila and also just cares about money and the reputation.
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Arthur Birling is glad because Gerald is the son of his business competitor and it will be a merger of businesses. Through the middle of the dinner there is a knock at the door. This is where we meet inspector Goole.
J.B Priestley use of Sheila Birling to Convey His Message to the Audience in An Inspector Calls
Gerald Croft is a young business man. He has a good steady job, a fiancée, a promising future and is financially stable. In 'An Inspector Calls' Gerald is described as "an attractive chap, about thirty". His father owns a company called 'Crofts Limited' who are friendly rivals of the Arthur Birling's business 'Birling and Company', although the Croft's business is both older and bigger than the Birling's. Arthur is very pleased about his daughter Sheila's engagement to Gerald, because of the possibility of the two businesses merging ultimately benefiting the Birling's financial status and power. Though Gerald's parents are not as happy with the prospect of their son marrying Sheila, as they feel she is not good enough for Gerald.
Sheila Birling is another character in ?An Inspector Calls? who also points this out during the play, ?You fool- he knows. Of course he knows. And I hate to think how much he knows that we don?t know yet. You?ll see. You?ll see.?
A Comparison of Characters of Mr. Birling and Inspector Goole in J.B. Priestley's An Inspector Calls
Drama in J.B. Priestley's An Inspector Calls J.B. Priestley is the author of 'An Inspector Calls', he wrote and published the play in 1945. The play he created was set in an industrial town called 'Brumley'. In 'An Inspector Calls' there are six main characters, one being an inspector who goes by the name of Goole. Inspector Goole questions the five other characters about a young working-class woman's, named Eva, death. During questioning, each of the Birling family, Sheila, Eric, Sybil and Arthur, all reveal that they have a secret connection with Eva, along with Gerald Croft, who is engaged to Sheila Birling.
Priestley mainly uses the characters in the play to present his views, especially Mr and Mrs Birling, to present his ideas about class and society. In the Birling family, Mrs Birling is the most upper class, and is always referring to the lower class female factory workers such as Eva Smith as ‘girls of that class’. She seems to think that working class people are not humans at all.
On overall, Priestley has presented the two characters, Arthur and Sheila Birling as completely differently. He wanted to match the story to the historical context of the 1910’s, but he has done this differently with Sheila. This is because the play was written in 1946 and the world had two wars and has started to comprehend the strength of community. She is the young generation of the 1910’s this means in a few years down the line, a war is going to break out and if they keep making the same mistake over and over again, it’s not going to turn out any better, by this, we see what happens in the second world war. This is why Sheila has been presented so that she understands consequences of what might happen if we don’t pull ourselves together.
but she seems to be a person who would only marry for love and not for
At this point everyone is in a happy mood, however their mood soon changes when the inspector arrives, the play shows Mr Birling as an inpatient powerful businessman, the play also shows that Mr Birling is a really proud man he is proud of himself and what he has accomplished. Almost the first thing Mr birling says to the inspector is “I was a alderman for years-and lord mayor two years ago-and I’m still on the bench-so I think I know Bromley police officers pretty well.” Mr Birling is trying to emphasise his status and how important he is to the inspector. His first intention is to make a good impression rather than finding out why the inspector has called; when Mr Birling does ask why the inspector has called Mr Birling soon becomes impatient when the inspector does not fully answer the question. This shows that Mr Birling is an impatient man and it also shows that Mr Birling thinks he is...
The whole family’s actions are the cause of Eva’s death however the message about responsibility the Inspector presents is only take on board by Eric and Sheila. In conclusion, Priestley clearly gets across his message of responsibility towards others in the play. A clever script cunningly executed points out Priestley’s views to the audience. ‘Responsibility’ is the focal point of the play and is consistently addressed at the end of each interrogation, but the Birlings fail to recognise this.
Mr Birling in J.B. Priestley's An Inspector Calls Works Cited Missing Written in 1946,by J.B.Priestley, "An Inspector Calls" leads us into
The Inspector, straight form his introduction, is commanding and authoritative. Upon his entrance he creates, “…at once an impression of massiveness, solidity and purposefulness.”(PG.11) The Inspector continues to create this impression as he progresses through his speeches and through his interrogation of the family. The Inspector remains confident, sturdy and composed, while people around him crumble and fall to pieces. His ‘solidity’ is proven by the fact he remains on task despite numerous attempts from Birling to digress from the points he is making. The Inspector is told to appear ‘purposeful’; this is shown where he explains to Birling that Birlings way of thinking “Every man must only look out for himself,” is not the case, and all warps of society are interlinked. The view is best illustrated in the Inspectors final speech, where he says, “We don't live alone. We are members of one body. We are responsible for each other.”(p.56). This idea is one that Priestley, himself believed in deeply, and many of Priestleys writing shared this very theme.
The Message of An Inspector Calls by J.B. Priestley An Inspector CallsA moral crime has been committed against a girl