Compare how J.B Priestly in ‘An Inspector Calls’ and John Steinbeck in ‘Of Mice and Men’ portrays women

The pivotal theme in ‘Mice and Men’ and ‘an inspector Calls’ written by John Steinbeck and J.B Priestly. Their key theme is in ‘Mice and Men’ and ‘An Inspector Calls’ is Socialism and Capitalism. Two of the writers John Steinbeck and J.B Priestly use female characters to illustrate how people take responsibility for each other and how people portray capitalism. In both of the novels we see how both of the writers try to make the readers think and explore socialism and capitalism throughout the novel.

Firstly, John Steinbeck the writer of ‘Mice and Men’ in the 1930s women in America were treated and seen as prostitutes. Curley’s wife is seen and is called a ‘tart’ by Candy and the other ranch workers say the similar thing such as ‘what a tramp’ and ‘she’s got the eye’ by George and whit they say this because she always wears a bright cotton dress and the mules with ostrich feathers; which states that she wants attention; this portrays loneliness . John Steinbeck does not tell the writer Curley’s wife’s name and yet John Steinbeck has so much sympathy for her; the reason john Steinbeck does not give a name for Curley’s wife is that John Steinbeck wants to create tension and change the atmosphere between the reader so the write could question and think about Curley’s wife if she is someone who wants to be with Curley and in the ranch or if she wishes to be with someone else or somewhere else. Later on the reader starts questioning if Curley lets to talk to someone in the ranch or if she is lonely; loneliness is also portrayed in ‘an Inspector calls’ by J.B priestly when Mrs Sybil Birling say’s (to Sheila) ‘when you’re married, you’ll realise that men with important work to do sometimes have to spend all their time and energy on thei...

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... At the end of the novel Mrs Sybil Birling has to come to the truth that she declined Eva Smith who needed urgent help and her daughter want marry a good man and Mrs Sybil Birling does not accept any sort of responsibility for Eva’s smith death.

Throughout the entire play by J.B Priestley, it is clear Shelia is one of main characters due to the impact and role she plays. J.B Priestly first portrays her as a young beautiful lady with a rather egotistical and overconfident attitude. With her personality Sheila is able to attain whatever she would desire through her father. When Inspector Goole explains what has happened and how Eva Smith died, Sheila shows sympathy and we so how her characteristics changes this shows that she is materialistic, this has shocked the audience reading the novel. Throughout the novel we see Sheila change into different types of characters.