An Inspector Calls :: sh Literature

An examiner CallsI liked An Inspector Calls even though it isnt the type of drama Iwould usually have enjoyed, because of there being only unmatchable scene andsmall number of characters. precisely it had a plot that move andperplexed me from start to finish with a nice twist at the end.Set at Brumley in 1912 An Inspector Calls is about a m wizyed familynamed the Birlings and one night that mixed bags each and every one ofthem. A mankind claiming to be a police inspector investigating thesuicide of a young, working trend girl, arrives at the stately home ofMr Arthur Birling. He has inquisitory questions for each of the fivepeople dining within the house and more than than one person is exposed foraffecting this girls life and driving her to suicide.In this play Priestley not only aims to entertain but as with aroundall of his other plays and novels has hidden meanings and messages,such as the proud trust and irresponsibility of upper class, oldergeneration bureaucrats an d their conservative views of the period,their blindness to change and their selfish, spoiled attitudes. Thisbecomes apparently clear as Priestley nearly dons the part of theinspector in challenging the family one by one, as Priestleys and theinspectors views appear almost alike (Priestley being a great fighterfor the rights of the working class person). This is stated quiteclearly in the inspectors closing paragraphBut remember this. One Eva Smith has gone- but there are millions andmillions and millions of Eva Smiths and tail Smiths still left withus, with their lives, their hopes and fears, their suffering andchance of happiness, all intertwined with our livesI excessively enjoyed the screenplay. I feel it was quite successful and afair commentary of the original play. It to a fault changed my views ofsome of the characters. I felt more kindly for the young EricBirling as the screenplay gave you a clearer picture of his side ofthe fable and played on his vulnerability and sw eet innocence. Alsothe inspector came crosswise as more scheming and not half as republicanas in the play. I didnt particularly take to this, as one of thereasons I liked the character of the inspector is because of hispolitical and authoritative persona. The screenplay also gave the playa more si-fi/paranormal genre with the inspector fade intothin air at the end and his slightly more obvious ability to predictthe future.I did particularly enjoy the flashbacks to each family members startlemeeting with Eva throughout the screenplay. These little sections