inspector

• What does the Inspector represent in An Inspector Calls?


  The social conscience, the average British citizen, the authorities, and the characters' conscience.
• What does the Inspector symbolize in An Inspector Calls?


  Class divide, societal norms, and moral accountability.
• The Inspector's role in An Inspector Calls?


  To investigate Eva Smith's death, question the Birling family, expose their flaws, and make them confront their guilt.
• What motivates the Inspector's investigation?


  To uncover the truth, expose social and moral decay, bring justice, and reveal interconnectedness.
• The Inspector's tone in An Inspector Calls?


  Authoritative, intrusive, accusatory, confrontational, and firm.
• How does the Inspector's tone affect the characters?


  It goads them into confessing, unnerves them, awakens their consciences, and exposes their hypocrisy.
• The Inspector's tone effects?


  Profound introspection, social change, emotional catharsis, and social critique.
• Examples of the Inspector's tone effects?


  Mrs. Birling's introspection, Sheila's rebellion, Gerald's apology, Arthur's shame, social critique of capitalism.
• Social commentaries in An Inspector Calls?

  Capitalism is morally bankrupt, class divisions are harmful, individual responsibility, social and moral decay, and vulnerability of young people.
• what quote suggests the inspector does not care to be liked or approved by his suspects?


  'cutting in massively'
• what quote also suggests that the inspector is an authoritative figure even towards people like Arthur?

  • Public men, Mr. Birling, have responsibilities as well as privileges.
  • cutting in massively
• what quote shows the inspectors true socialist views ;contrasting wiht Arthur's capitalistic views?


  'misery and agony'
• what quote suggests to Priestley's 1945 audience that the inspector is a good socialist man?


  We are members of one body. We are responsible for each other.
• how is the inspector and god similar?


  they are both omniscient which is shown in a plethora of ways
• how does the correlation of god and the inspector affect the Birlings?


  they begin to question his presence (just like many have done for centuries with god)
• who does the inspector share beliefs with near the end of the play?


  sheila