JB Priestley first introduces Sheila as a spoilt girl raised by a successful manufacturer and a capitalist family who cares for their status and role in the world. However, throughout the play Priestl…
An Inspector Calls
In 'An Inspector Calls', Priestley depicts society in 1912 as capitalist- ruled, segregated and unfair, using the Birling family as a symbol for all upper-class aristocrats. The character, Inspector …
An Inspector Calls' is an historical drama written for the stage by J.B Priestley in 1945. Set in 1912, its close proximity to World War One means political views are a predominant topic throughout th…
One of the main themes presented by Priestly in an inspector calls in the generation gap, who the two generations have different ideas of responsibility, the way they treat for perceive others and cha…
Priestley uses the character of Sheila in An Inspector Calls to represent the younger generation, who could challenge the Capitalist society that they grew up in. Sheila is influenced to change, to he…
In the beginning of the act 1 Sheila is presented as a naive and immature child. This is emphasised through her language replicating that of a young child. This is deeply ironic as she is "in her earl…
During the course of the play, Sheila can be seen as the character who develops and learns the most important lessons about herself and the society, she truly lives in. She starts off the play as a ch…
Mrs Birling is presented as an unlikeable person, this is because how she treats people in the player is cold and harsh. When describing the lower class using stereotypical views, and how she treats h…
An Inspector calls is displayed as a play in which depicts acts of each individual character that successfully bring meaning to a theme; for example responsibility. As an individualistic and discrete …
It is easy to argue that priestly presents a pro-socialist message in Act 1 of 'An Inspector Calls' because socialists believe that capitalists, in the case of an Inspector Calls this would most likel…
