Social responsibility

• What is social responsibility?

  The duty to help those less fortunate
• How is social responsibility embodied at an international level?

  Through governmental foreign aid to crisis countries
• What does social responsibility look like at a national level?

  State-provided welfare services funded by taxes
• How is social responsibility demonstrated at a societal level?

  Through companies protecting workers' rights
• What does social responsibility look like at an individual level?

  Everyday acts of kindness and compassion
• What does J.B. Priestley illustrate in "An Inspector Calls"?

  The consequences of socially irresponsible behavior
• What political beliefs underpin Priestley's ideas about social responsibility?

  His socialist beliefs
• What is socialism according to the text?

  A theory advocating wealth distribution and fairness
• How is socialism achieved?

  Through public ownership of production means
• What is capitalism defined as in the text?

  Private ownership of production for profit
• How does Priestley view capitalism?

  As synonymous with greed and social irresponsibility
• What does Priestley argue capitalism perpetuates?

  Social inequality and exploitation of the poor
• Where did J.B. Priestley grow up?

  Bradford
• How did Priestley feel about his experiences in World War I?

  He was greatly affected by them
• What does Priestley describe in his autobiographical work "Margin"?

  The treatment of working-class soldiers in war
• What does Priestley dramatize in "An Inspector Calls"?

  The lack of social responsibility by those in power
• Who is Eva Smith in "An Inspector Calls"?

  A victim of the Burling family's actions
• What does Gareth Lloyd Evans say about the play?

  It expresses Priestley's belief in interconnectedness
• What does John Donne's quote imply?

  We are all interconnected as human beings
• What does Priestley explore regarding selfish acts?

  The consequences of self-interested behavior
• How does Arthur Burling view social responsibility?

  As unnecessary and foolish
• What does Burling believe about self-preservation?

  It requires looking after oneself first
• How does Priestley visually represent the Burlings' mindset?

  By setting the play in a single room
• What does the inspector symbolize in the play?

  A challenge to the Burlings' complacency
• How does the lighting change when the inspector arrives?

  It becomes brighter and harder
• What does Burling dismiss as nonsense?

  The idea of community and social responsibility
• How does Priestley interrupt Burling's speech?

  With the arrival of the inspector
• What does Priestley illustrate through Eva Smith's character?

  The chain reactions of social interactions
• What is the significance of Eva Smith's multiple identities?

  She represents all ordinary people suffering
• What does the inspector's speech signal at the end of the play?

  The need for collective responsibility
• How does Burling view his business ethics?

  As focused on profit over social responsibility
• What does Burling's speech reveal about his perspective?

  It is narrow and self-serving
• What does Burling mean by "we" in his speech?

  He refers to employers and capitalists
• What does the irony of Burling's aspirations highlight?

  The struggle of workers to survive
• How does Burling view the miners' strike?

  As a nuisance to employers
• What does Burling's language reveal about his worldview?

  It is self-centered and elitist
• What does Priestley suggest about the future if lessons aren't learned?

  It will come in fire and blood
• How does Priestley address his audience in 1946?

  By demanding collective responsibility
• What is the contrast between Burling's and the inspector's language?

  Burling's is disjointed; the inspector's is fluent
• What does the inspector's final message convey?

  We are responsible for one another