An Inspector Calls

An Inspector Calls

1. Overall Story

   • Eva smith, a lowerd class girl died because of drinking to much disinfection. Each of the member in Birling family help to kill her

2. Characters

   • Sheila
     • Sacked Eva out from the shop
     • Jealous that Eva is prettier than her
   • Mr. Birling
     • Fired Eva out because she asked for more wages
     • Greed- Don't want to waste too much money on wages
   • Mrs. Birling
     • She worked in Charity for woman but reject to help Eva because Eva used the name of Mrs. Birling
   • Eric
     • He is always drunk
     • He slept with Eva because Eva didn't want him to be angry and made her pregnant
   • Gerald
     • Higher class than The Birling
     • Kept Eva as a mistress beacause he pitied her
     • he kept her in a flat and later sacked her out without telling before
   • The inspector
     • Annonymus character with the name GOOLE. His thinking is based on Christian

3. Facts

   • Play was set before WW1 but was written after WW2
   • The aim of the play is to teach people that if the first time we didn't remember what we have done. The next time we will be taught in Blood and fire.
   • The story use christian thinking- We didn't live alone, we live in a community.
   • Comparing between when the play was set and when the play is written
     • Play written 1945
       • The WW2 just ended on the 8th of May- people were recovering
       • The social class has been constanly reduce after the WW2
       • Women earn more right after the war
       • People were able to change their social class
     • Play set 1912
       • The WW1 is going to started in 2 years time but the Birling still have completely wrong view
       • Strong opinion between lower class and upper class
       • Women are lower than men, they need to obey what their husbands said
       • There were no changes is social class