An Inspector Calls - Themes - created from Mind Map

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Generations

Mystery

Gender

Responsibility

Social Class

Discrimination and Equality

Family

Cause and Effect

Social Duty

Older threat the younger like children

Older generations take less responsibility

Younger generations want to be better

Supernatural

Is the inspector real?

Inspector Goole

Phone call

Dramatic device to raise tension and questions

How does he know it

Women are protected by men

Men and women sit seperately

Different roles

Different jobs

Different ideas

Eric rapes Eva and is not punished

Women are less important

Men tell the women what to do

Truth about Gerald and Eva

A feeling of guilt

Makes audience think about their actions

They are all supposed to feel responsible for Eva's death

All actions have consequences

Everyone is intertwined

All members of one body

Everyone should be considered and treated well

Encourages people to think and treat everyone equally

Mr Birling very proud

Gerald and Eric take advantage of Eva

Age

Gender

Wealth and Class

We should all be equal

Sheila and Eric

Eva and Sheila

Mrs Birling

Eva

Protect the family

Meant to be close but don't know much about each other really.

Chain of effects

Context (Priestly was very interested in how things effect others)

We do not live alone

We have a duty to other people

Owning up to your actions