An Inspector Calls: Character Analysis of the Inspector

The Inspector also interrogates the characters in a particularly harsh and rude manner. He scares them and pressures them until they finally break and confess the truth. He tries to make them feel guilty by continuously trying to make them see their errors and how they have been forgetting socialism, making them seem selfish and unbearable.

He uses a lot of rhetorical questions to make the characters think about what they have done and probe at the truth. A good example of this is when the Inspector is talking to Sheila, just after she admits to having Eva Smith fired from Milwards. He says, ‘And so you used the power you had, as a daughter of a good customer and also of a man well known in the town, to punish the girl just because she made you feel like that?’ he makes Sheila feel guilty and say, ‘And if I could help her now, I would-‘. The Inspector then goes on to say, ‘(harshly) Yes, but you can’t. It’s too late. She’s dead.’ Even though Sheila was already feeling guilty, the Inspector continues to remind her what she has done and the fact that Eva Smith is dead, making Sheila feel even worse.

The Inspector makes the characters own up to their actions and reveal what he already seems to know, for example, towards the conclusion of the first act, when Gerald talks to Sheila about the time he spent with Daisy Renton last summer. He knows by now that Gerald has somewhat to establish and it’s just a matter of time before everything should unravel: The door opens and the Inspector walks in the room constantly in mind of questioning them. Inspector – Well?

At this moment in time he uses technique to give a bit on the next part of the story and where we could decide what may or may not happen. We see how the Birling and Gerald react, such as using the word “good? At the exact moment this way, the characters will confess, It’s as if they knew what was expected of them when they are wrong, because the Inspector is bluffing stories out bit by bit, only giving them one small bit of something, it’s as if he is starting a story and the Birlings are finishing it. Consequently the characters too are confused themselves in my opinion, because they are doing him a vast favour by telling him the truth, and this is one my favourite functions where he is able to manipulate the mind of the family through his interrogation in a situation where he knows he is bluffing and therefore it is a very good effect.

It is used for large results, for example when he mentions the name Daisy Renton, Gerald suddenly says – “What? The Inspector responds instantly to the reaction of Gerald also now knowing that Gerald had known and expecting that he can hide this fact from the Inspector.

However, the Birling family begin to see what the Inspector has done to them; however it is a little too late. For example, at the end of the second act, Sheila said: “It gives us the rope so that we will hang him. It’s like in the beginning when they commence to understand that they all had something to do with the death of Eva Smith and the Inspector comes eye to eye with each of them and with all the knowledge they need he ends up coming down hard on them, because the Inspector wants to see that the family feel remorse for their actions. In this moment in time Sheila is seeing this interrogation clearly and demonstrates this by saying “somehow, he makes you.” She sees clearly that the Inspector was “knocking” or building a wall between them and what they hide away from the Inspector. This is because it originates in their household since most of the information and each characters role in suicide of Eva Smith. In addition to the family of the Birling, they reveal more of the truth behind their stories to the Inspector, whilst he has just supplied them with very little information.

Eric – “Can I have a drink first?”

The Inspector said very positively: “Yes! I know – it is your son and your home, but to watch. He needs a drink now, just to see it through. That is why Mr. Birling is literally forced to say “Then go to Eric that he is” hump “by the Inspector Goole. It seems that if a higher power, and the power of authority is clearly established here. So he tries to show he is not here to mess about, but comes here to get the facts and deal directly with the murder mystery.

Ideally there are many other occasions when similar actions occur in the room. At the end of the second act, the Inspector is able to Mrs. Birling to say that whoever got the Eva Smith pregnant should be punished severely; it’s show when she said: “It must be dealt with very harshly. In telling her story in a very swollen and in a very emotional, so it feels great remorse that he and the family to find it was Eric who got her pregnant. It also creates irony and tension moments, it also hinders it, because it means that everything she said, is regretted by her. Finally, it pays the most money. I also believe that we have sympathy for that because the unborn baby has grown to own grandchildren Mrs. Birling and all this leading to his refusal to help when she came to ask for help when she needed most, so that lead to the accumulation of the death of his granddaughter when she is extremely sad over.

One of the functions of Inspectors worked to good effects as it impact on the mind of Mr. Birling mind being changed. This relates to its function in the game as a sort of manipulative character that may also be “brainwashing” some of the characters in the room. In my opinion, that is what makes this wonderful and unique Inspector. It is really the only reason the Inspector Goole, visit the Birling. He just literally gets his point across and let them helpless. Leaving them wondering. It’s like trying to find the pieces to join them to form a puzzle, and this is exactly the case with the Inspector, and they finished it, when they understand what the Inspector has really done for them.

At the beginning of the play when he said that if Eva Smith wasn’t sacked from his works, people like herself may eventually “ask for the world.”

Then later in the play, he said: “I would give thousands”. He directs this to help out in knowing that now she is dead, and it all started because he was fired from his works. I think Mr. Birling is not too concerned about the scandal Eva Smith / Daisy Renton. But I also think it takes maturity and responsibility, and show some remorse for his actions and what is shown when the exact words said above “I would give thousands.

Inspector creates moments of tension in the room, like when he stops and says “good.” He slowed his speech for the person to talk to their point, he does so skilfully to let them clean what they have done. Currently, the public is at the edge of their seat because it is repeated continuously as happens throughout the piece. For example, in the first act ends so the word “good” is just perfect for creating a cliff hanging and JB Priestley, clearly demonstrated.

Mrs. Birling – “I do not know anything about this girl.

The Inspector seriously good, we shall see, Mrs. Birling. This then gives a chance to own before Inspector Goole to act on itself. However little we can hardly ever gives the public an idea of what is coming next.

Inspector Goole is acting like a say in the moral history of Priestley and this is reflected in the dialogue of fence-viewers. It teaches that everyone is linked and we should all cooperate to make the world a better place.

That’s when the speech begins, “One Eva Smith has gone, but there are many more Eva Smith and John Smiths currently with us.” This shows a contrast with the public good prospects in the hope of something. With their lives, their hopes and fears. “This is a memorable phrase that will highlight the dialogue, and it is also an example of three things listed. Continuing his final dialogue” with all the confusing our presence, with what we do, believe and think with each other. It shows a most memorable phrasing which then leads to a positive impact on readers that we will be more committed. Also at the end of the sentence, the list of three. This may be in minds of readers and their influence on socialism. “We do not stay and live by ourselves, we are associates of a community as a whole, and we are responsible to each other.” This is about as positive as it includes the word “we”, which makes the public to identify what is being said.

In the last sentence of the Inspector’s dialogue, he said, “If men will not learn this lesson, the consequences are that fire, blood and anguish would be brought up against them. In this sentence the introduction of the first person singular is put forward to the audience he speaks directly with a serious tone towards what he says. In addition, some phrases are memorable, like “fire and blood and anguish. They could be regarded as a prophecy of two world wars yet to come that Priestley wrote the play to make a political point in ending the dialogue. In addition, this makes the game more inexplicable. The Inspector is considered a time traveler “‘. As if he is a man who has traveled back in time to tell everyone back in 1912 (when the room has been created), which is approaching here two world wars. This is another effect used by JB Priestley to recognize this game as a message to the people of the world. It can also be regarded as a time unit, where he went in the past and the story told in the future, this extension to intensify the effect. It then ends with “Good Night” which is a positive way to conclude his speech.

To include to Priestley’s voice, the character, Mr. Birling is presented as a sort of capitalist slave and the Inspector is charged in the fight with him all the way by showing him as an increasingly negative influence. “Probably a” socialist when we, like most readers realize the problems in the book, then looking at a wider horizon, they can also be debated issues around the world who are currently in progress, For as “we”, as the Inspector said in his final speech. In addition, this greatly helps change the public’s views on politics and in giving them a slightly different viewpoint, like what is happening on the planet we live now? Such as the current wars and other issues.

In my opinion, Inspector Goole is the speech, not necessarily for the characters on stage, but the audience. It may be a bit of a fascinating dialogue because it is very well built and it persuades people to learn from their mistakes and act on them. Priestley has done an excellent job of putting ideas across most of them are very important points that are generally neglected in our daily lives.

I think the inspector is able to put the point across and Priestley that captures public attention, very well with his speech-making, and (Priestley) objectives have been successfully proposed.

The Inspector is the maker of all the tension and drama as well as the mystery in which this play has to offer, and he used incredibly well to capture the attention of the audience. I think Priestley, as done well using Inspector Goole as the main character in the play because of the development he has to shows throughout the many different scenarios. The whole piece concludes with a sense that has demonstrated very well that priests can be considered a moral of the play, which is that the actions of everyone affects everyone and no one should be selfish as this may have an effect on anyone’s personal lives greatly in a sequence of events.

At the exact moment this way, the characters will confess, It’s as if they knew what was expected of them when they are wrong, because the Inspector is bluffing stories out bit by bit, only giving them one small bit of something, it’s as if he is starting a story and the Birlings are finishing it.

The Inspector responds instantly to the reaction of Gerald also now knowing that Gerald had known and expecting that he can hide this fact from the Inspector.

It’s like in the beginning when they commence to understand that they all had something to do with the death of Eva Smith and the Inspector comes eye to eye with each of them and with all the knowledge they need he ends up coming down hard on them, because the Inspector wants to see that the family feel remorse for their actions.

The Inspector also controls speech and movement on stage, for example, it controls speech as he admitted their connection with the death of Eva Smith, but he also controls the movement, for example at the beginning of the third act: To include to Priestley’s voice, the character, Mr Birling is presented as a sort of capitalist slave and the Inspector is charged in the fight with him all the way by showing him as an increasingly negative influence.

I think Priestley, as done well using Inspector Goole as the main character in the play because of the development he has to shows throughout the many different scenarios

I think the purpose of his visit was to show the family that their
lives and what they do during their life is far more influential than
they realise, either positively or negatively. Had they helped Eva
Smith, her life may not have been lost, but in fact, the Inspector’s
intention was to help them see where they went wrong and secure them
on the right path if they were willing to respond. He wanted to aid
them in their understanding that in life there are huge decisions and
choices to make which, if are chosen wrongly, can have devastating
effects, not only for them but for other people . The reason the
Police Inspector arrived here at the Birling household was to
investigate a suicide. He seemed to already know everything that the
family told him of the questions he was asking. It was as though he
had been watching them for the past 10 or so years and knew everything
that had gone on. It appears innocent, just routine innocuous
questioning.

Sheila used her authority, coming from a wealthy family, to get Eva Smith fired, “I went to the manager at Milwards and I told him that if they didn’t get rid of that girl, I’d never go near the place again and I’d persuade mother to close our account with them”. When Sheila hears the news that Eva Smith has killed herself she is devastated. She looks at the photograph of Eva Smith, (“recognizes it with a little cry, gives a half stifled sob, and then runs out”). Her mood also changes and she starts to see things in a different perspective to try and understand the situation and her involvement in it. She regrets what she has done and promises to “never, never do it again to anybody”. At this stage the audience sees Sheila as a very honest individual. She admits that she was jealous and that her pride was insulted and that “If she’d been some miserable plain little creature, I don’t suppose I’d have done it. But she was very pretty”. Eva Smith killed herself because she could not withstand the problems mounting in her life; she had no money, no friends and no family. As Sheila observes everyone’s involvement in Eva Smith’s downfall she begins to recognize the message behind Inspector Goole’s visit to the Birling Family, “Well he inspected us alright”.

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