Discuss Priestley's depiction of the Birling household and Gerald

Before the prosecutor Goole arrives, discuss the explanation of Priestley 's Birling family with Gerald Croft and hope to discuss Gerald Croft' s explanation with Priestley 's Birling family before prosecutor Goole arrives. The play is in the industrial city Brumley of Mid Midlands. Spring of 1912, the night of the town. At the beginning of the play, the character celebrates the engagement between Gerald Croft and Sheila, the only daughter of the Birling family.

Priestley uses the roles of Arthur Birling and Eric Birling to show the differences between the old generation (Birling) and the young generation (Eric) and how this will affect future society. Priestley initially used Birling as an authority - Eric of Education on how society should be, in fact Gerald, dealing with the community as "meaningless", "men take care of themselves and ourselves It should be. " This shows Birling's stubborn view on capitalism and society - he is concerned only with his own interests, which has an irreplaceable connection with him for money and benefits. . He also commented on the "incredible" Titanic and the possibility of war with Germany.

Opening ceremony: At the beginning of theater, Mr. Birling asked him to abandon the harbor. Birling tried to impress Gerard by choosing the same port that Gerald's father liked. The priest used this port as a symbol to show that Mr. Burring is a materialist who care about his position and reputation. Inspector's entrance: Just before the inspector arrives, Mr. Birling considers the view of the socialist community to be "pointless" and the man should take care of himself / herself worrying about his career "We insisted. The interruption of Birling's speech shows that Inspector will weaken these arrogant views.

Inspector Goole, B Priestley's An Inspector Calls has the same name and has many functions. First, he was introduced to questioning the drama of the Birling family and Gerald Croft, Priestley is to advertise the plot, it was used him as a device for writers to express his opinion. Learn from the mistake, encourage people and audiences to create a moment of tension and mystery. At the end of the first performance, for example, Gerald had talked with Sheria about the time he spent with Daisy Renton last summer. He already knows what Gerrard wants to reveal, and this is a matter of time: