Difference in Reactions of Sheila Birling and Her Father in J.B. Priestley's An Inspector Calls Coursework. Sheila Birling and her father react totally differently to the 'inspector.' How far would the audience agree? Author Birling I do agree that Sheila Birling and her father Author Birling react differently to the inspector. This shows because when the inspector was talking to Author Birling, he was very annoyed at the inspector and didn't want to listen to what he had to say, this shows when Author says to the inspector "Look here inspector, im half a mind to report you. I've told you all I know and it doesn't seem very important." When Author had said it doesn't seem very important he meant about the case of Eva Smith who had committed suicide, which was one of his employees. Mr Birling had sacked her 2 years ago and he doesn't get the why it has to do with him. When Birling is speaking to the inspector, he seems to intimidate him. This shows when he says" I was an alderman for years and a Lord Mayor two years ago and still on the bench." Him saying this shows that he wants the inspector to know that he is still the top guy that no one can get by him thinking that he is popular. Mr Birling acts this way because at work he tells people what to do and h always wants low costs and high prices, but when the inspector comes to the house he seems to get information out of Birling and this is what makes him angry as the inspector asks question on why Birling had sacked Eva Smith. This shows when Birling had said "Well inspector, I don't see that it's any concern of yours how I choose to run my business, is it now?" Mr Bi... ... middle of paper ... ...haracter when talking to the inspector, she sees her father as an cold hearted person and the things he says about Eva Smith and how rudely he speaks to the inspector. Sheila feels that the inspector has made her realise not to do things like this again and also that you mustn't ruin peoples life, unlike Birling he hasn't got a clue and also just wants to be happy an cares about his family and reputation. Sheila is a more polite girl to the inspector and also understands the problem she has done and why the inspector has come here, overall I find Birling a rude, blind, inconsiderate person and don't like the blame for anything, also thinks his the top person just because he is still the Lord Mayor and also has a good business. He has no feelings at all unlike Sheila and also just cares about money and the reputation.
Priestley mainly uses the characters in the play to present his views, especially Mr and Mrs Birling, to present his ideas about class and society. In the Birling family, Mrs Birling is the most upper class, and is always referring to the lower class female factory workers such as Eva Smith as ‘girls of that class’. She seems to think that working class people are not humans at all.
In the act the actress who plays Sheila is told to act as though the
Arthur Birling is glad because Gerald is the son of his business competitor and it will be a merger of businesses. Through the middle of the dinner there is a knock at the door. This is where we meet inspector Goole.
This coursework focuses on how each character contributes to the suicide of a poor girl Eva Smith/Daisy Renton.
A Comparison of Characters of Mr. Birling and Inspector Goole in J.B. Priestley's An Inspector Calls
Drama in J.B. Priestley's An Inspector Calls J.B. Priestley is the author of 'An Inspector Calls', he wrote and published the play in 1945. The play he created was set in an industrial town called 'Brumley'. In 'An Inspector Calls' there are six main characters, one being an inspector who goes by the name of Goole. Inspector Goole questions the five other characters about a young working-class woman's, named Eva, death. During questioning, each of the Birling family, Sheila, Eric, Sybil and Arthur, all reveal that they have a secret connection with Eva, along with Gerald Croft, who is engaged to Sheila Birling.
...y guilty and sympathetic for what she has done, whereas Mr and Mrs Birling couldn?t care less and remain unsympathetic throughout. The way Mr and Mrs Birling don?t care makes the play interesting for the audience, as they are waiting for them to crack, the Inspector also helps maintain the audiences concentration by the way he slowly unravels the story and the way he interrogates people in the order that they met the girl.
I think that Mr Birling clashes with the Inspector because he fails to see he has done anything wrong. The Inspector thinks he has, and is trying to show Birling this. But Birling refuses to believe it. "I don't see we need to tell the Inspector anything more.
Mr Birling in J.B. Priestley's An Inspector Calls Works Cited Missing Written in 1946,by J.B.Priestley, "An Inspector Calls" leads us into
The whole family’s actions are the cause of Eva’s death however the message about responsibility the Inspector presents is only take on board by Eric and Sheila. In conclusion, Priestley clearly gets across his message of responsibility towards others in the play. A clever script cunningly executed points out Priestley’s views to the audience. ‘Responsibility’ is the focal point of the play and is consistently addressed at the end of each interrogation, but the Birlings fail to recognise this.
In the play “An inspector calls” by J.B priestly, Mr Birling and Shelia Birling have contrasting attitudes to social issues. The author uses this to difference to highlight the diversity between generations and their reaction to situations faced. Arthur Birling is the father to Shelia Birling and is presented as the old fashion generation whereas Shelia is the young generation, who is more aware of the responsibility she has towards other people.The play begins with Mr birling and his family celebrating the engagement of Shelia and Gerald. The atmosphere is happy and light-hearted. Before the inspector arrives, Mr Birling is happy with life and himself “It’s one of the happiest nights of my life.” This shows that Mr Birling is quire selfish because he only thinks that it is one of the happiest nights of his life and not of Shelia and Gerald.
Sheila Birling is another character in ?An Inspector Calls? who also points this out during the play, ?You fool- he knows. Of course he knows. And I hate to think how much he knows that we don?t know yet. You?ll see. You?ll see.?
J.B Priestley use of Sheila Birling to Convey His Message to the Audience in An Inspector Calls
but she seems to be a person who would only marry for love and not for
The Message of An Inspector Calls by J.B. Priestley An Inspector CallsA moral crime has been committed against a girl