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‘ An Inspector Calls’ by J.B.Priestley Revision PowerPoint RCH
J. B. Priestley The playwright
J. B. Priestley ,[object Object],[object Object]
J. B. Priestley continued ,[object Object],[object Object]
Links between Priestley’s life and ‘An Inspector Calls’ ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
‘ An Inspector Calls’ The Social & Historical Context
Social & Historical Context  ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
“ Last month, just because the miners came out on strike, there’s a lot of wild talk about possible labour trouble in the near future. Don’t worry. We’ve seen the worst of it.” ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],“ And we’re in for a time of steadily increasing prosperity.” In the years after the play is set, there was an economic depression, which was not helped by the cost of the war.
[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],“ Just because the Kaiser makes a speech or two, or a few German officers have too much to drink and begin talking nonsense, you’ll hear some people say that war’s inevitable. And to that I say – fiddlesticks!”
“ the  Titanic  – she sails next week – forty-six thousand eight hundred tons – forty-six thousand eight hundred tons – New York in five days – and every luxury – and unsinkable, absolutely unsinkable.” The  Titanic  was built just after the turn of the century and made her maiden voyage on the 10 th  April 1912. The  Titanic  was considered a pinnacle of naval architecture and technological achievement, and was thought by  The Shipbuilder  magazine to be "practically unsinkable".  Titanic  had a double-bottom hull, containing 44 tanks for boiler water and ballast to keep the ship safely balanced at sea (later ships also had a double-walled hull).  Titanic  exceeded the lifeboat standard, with 20 lifeboats (though not enough for all passengers).  On the night of 14 April/15 April 1912 the  Titanic  struck an iceberg and sank, with great loss of life. The United States Senate investigation reported that 1,517 people perished in the accident, while the British investigation has the number at 1,490. Regardless, the disaster ranks as one of the worst peacetime maritime disasters in history and by far the most infamous.
In twenty or thirty years’ time – let’s say, in 1940 – you may be giving a party like this – your son or daughter might be getting engaged – and I tell you, by that time you’ll be living in a world that’ll have forgotten these Capital verses Labour agitations…” ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],“… a man has to make his own way – has to look after himself – and his family too, of course … a man has to mind his own business and look after himself and his own –” Capitalism / Conservatism
Socialism ,[object Object],[object Object],In basic terms, Socialism is the belief that as a society, we have to look after one another. In particular, Socialists believe that the rich have a responsibility to look after the poor. In Socialist societies, taxation is higher in order to fund a more considerable Welfare State (the term for all the organisations designed to help people, e.g. State schools, NHS, Unemployment Benefit…). Socialist want to see the collapse of the class system so that people can achieve and live good lives irrespective of their background.
1912  vs. 1946 ,[object Object],[object Object]
‘ An Inspector Calls’ Plot Summary
Act One ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
Act Two ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
Act Three  ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
Act Three continued ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
“ An Inspector Calls” – a well-made play ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
A well-made play continued ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
‘ An Inspector Calls’ Key Character Facts
Mr. Birling ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
Mr. Birling continued ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
Mr. Birling continued ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
Sheila Birling ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
Sheila Birling continued ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
Mrs. Birling ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
Mrs. Birling continued ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
Eric Birling ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
Eric Birling continued ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
Gerald Croft ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
Gerald Croft continued ,[object Object],[object Object]
Inspector Goole ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
Inspector Goole continued ,[object Object],[object Object]
Inspector Goole continued ,[object Object],[object Object]
Eva Smith ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
Eva Smith continued ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
“ An Inspector Calls” Themes
The Generation Gap ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
These men are all inspectors, but they’re not  THE  Inspector .  The question is, “Who is Inspector Goole?”
“ Who is Inspector Goole?” ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
“ Who is Inspector Goole?” ,[object Object],[object Object]
“ Who is Inspector Goole?” ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
“ Who is Inspector Goole?” ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
Responsibility   ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
Responsibility   ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

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An Inspector Calls Revision

  • 1. ‘ An Inspector Calls’ by J.B.Priestley Revision PowerPoint RCH
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