An Inspector calls Themes

An Inspector calls Themes

1. responsiblity

   • I final speech, make them aware of "millions of Eva Smiths"
   • Mr B - intrests of business are more important than workers rights
   • Mrs B her prejudice is so ingrained cant be changed
   • E - understands too late that his actions were responsible for Eva
   • S- improves her attitude and has matured

2. class

   • class influences the Birlings behaviour and cause them to treat people differently
   • upper class had limited sense of social repsonsibilites
     • it was easier to ignore stuff than deal with them e.g womanising, alcoholism
   • inspector - if class system doesn't change -> war
   • Mr B
     • married his social superioa
       • uses G to promote his class
     • ruin his chance of getting a knitehood
   • Mrs B
     • Women's charity organisation - does it for the social status
   • play shows how Priestley saw society
     • class clouds peoples judgments and they should be judged on what they do not what class they happen to be in

3. Secrecy

   • pretend to be a perfect family
   • until someone is brave enough to challenge

4. love/sex

   • B sees marriage as a business deal
   • men were allowed mistress
   • marrying a social class up = FAB

5. generation diffrence

   • S+A are traditional - don't like their authority being challenged
   • S+E can learn their lesson, there's a chance for an equal society in future

6. capitalist/ socialist

   • Capitalist - Birlings
     • criticises socialist writers
   • socialist - inspector and JBP
     • inspector is JBP mouth piece of his views
       • wants to spread awareness od social responisbility