An Inspector Calls Gcse — Revision

He walked out the door. And vanished.

Each confession was a new nail in the coffin of the family’s respectability.

Goole smiled sadly. “Call me . The family thought they’d escaped justice. But the real inspector is coming. The ‘fire and blood’ Priestley warned about? The audience in 1945 had just lived through two world wars. The lesson is: If we don’t learn social responsibility, history will force us to. ” an inspector calls gcse revision

The Inspector interrupted. “Eva Smith. She worked for you. Two years ago. You fired her for asking for a tiny raise. Six shillings a week.”

He tipped his hat. The room faded.

“Right,” Goole whispered to you. “Your exam has two key things: and understanding Priestley’s message . Watch closely.” The First Knock: Responsibility Denied Mr. Arthur Birling, a pompous, self-made factory owner, was mid-sentence: “A man has to mind his own business and look after himself and his own—”

Finally, Eric Birling—the alcoholic, nervous son—confessed he’d forced himself on Eva, gotten her pregnant, then stolen money from his father’s company to try to help her. He walked out the door

Before you could react, a strange, solid-looking figure in a plain brown trench coat stepped out of your wardrobe. He wasn’t old, but he wasn't young. He carried an air of "unstoppable truth."

Goole leaned to your ear. “ Arthur represents capitalist greed. The play was written in 1945, but set in 1912. The audience knows two world wars and the Titanic sank. Birling’s ‘unsinkable’ confidence in ‘self-help’ is dramatic irony. Priestley wants you to see that ‘looking after yourself’ destroys others.” The Second Knock: The Chain of Events Sheila Birling, young and fashionable, froze. Her smile vanished. “Oh – it was me next, wasn’t it?” she whispered. Goole smiled sadly

He grabbed your wrist, and the world swirled into sepia tones. You landed, dizzy, behind a large, heavy dining table. Around it sat the wealthy, smug-faced Birling family and the awkward, sobbing Gerald Croft. A bottle of port was being passed. You were invisible. The Inspector, however, was not.

But then the phone rang. Arthur answered. His face went grey.