knowledge orginiser

• Identity: changes in identity, older and younger generations, guilt.
• Relationships: gender imbalances.
• Between men and women, 971 of women report of being sexually harassed, with women being less powerful than men.
• Patriarchy: relationships between characters.
• Power: power, and misuse of power, wealth and capitalism, responsibly, and lack of responsibility.
• Conflict: Class and the class divide in society, equality and inequality, poverty.
• The burlings are at dinner celebrating sheila's engagement to Gerald.
• A mysterious inspector Goole arrives.
• Inspector Goole is investigating the death of pregnant Eva Smith, who committed suicide by drinking bleach.
• Mrs Birling, a member of the upper class, helps with a women's charity but refuses to assist pregnant women who come to them, claiming they are not honest about their identity.
• Eric Birling, the son of Mr Birling, is wracked with guilt over his role in Eva's death.
• The inspector leaves and Gerald encourages Mr and Mrs Birling to make excuses and doubt what he says, or that he is even a real inspector.
• The phone rings and Mr Birling is told that the police are on their way to question the Birlings over the suicide of a young girl, leaving the question of who was inspector Goole?
• Objectification is treating someone like an object.
• Impertinent and not showing proper respect, rude.
• Gerald is the son of a wealthy family who keeps Eva Smith as a mistress while engaging Sheila.
• The mysterious inspector who has each family member confess their involvement in Eva Smith's death is known as the inspector.
• Infantilise means to treat someone as a child or in a way which diminishes their maturity in age or experience.
• The Inspector Calls is still relevant today as we still live in a highly capitalist society, with a significant increase in poverty and a pay gap of 14.9%.
• Misogynistic prejudice against women.
• Eva Smith is a young girl who is constantly failed by her society and ends up taking her own life.
• Sheila is a young ignorant girl who has Eva Smith fired out of jealousy, and is also engaged to Gerald.
• The welfare state is a system that takes care of those in financial or Social need, offering monetary support or free health services.
• Edna is the servant of the Birling household that quietly attends to their demands.
• Microcosm is a miniature example of a larger summer, community or issue.
• Well made plays are a play structure, designed by Eugene Scribe, which moves through 7 Stages, taking the characters and audience from ignorance to knowledge.
• Dramatic irony is when the audience or reader is aware of something the characters are not.
• Egalitanan means believing that all people are equal and deserve equal rights and opportunities.
• Mrs Birling is a self-righteous woman who turns a pregnant and desperate Eva Smith away from her charity.
• Eric is a young reckless drunk who impregnates Eva Smith and steals from his father.
• Superficial means only considering surface appearance.