Inspector calls

• 'We are members of one body...we have responsibilities to every other human being who belongs to that body.' - Priestley
• 'It was my duty as a man, as an employer, as a member of society.' - Birling
• Those in upper class had power
• Only men owned properties
• 1912 was the National minors strike for higher wages.
• ww1 was 1914-1918
• 1945 all men and women are allowed to vote over the age of 21.
• 1930s the Great Depression, big increase in poverty and unemployment.
• Priestly wrote the playnduring WW2.
• The war made people question Britains social structure.
• Equality and the labour party became popular after WW2.
• There were stereotypical gender roles.
• Men were to support the family and to protect women.
• Women were to marry, plan parties,have children,clean and cook and be submissive towards their husbands.
• The class system meant that the lower class struggled.
• The upper class had little social responsibilityresponsibility and were seen as selfish and uncaring.
• Priestly thought social class shouldnt matter.
• The play wasnt just one family scandal but society's.
• The working class are protrayed as victims of the capitalist society and bourgeoise.
• Social responsibility is a duty towards others.