AN INSPECTOR CALLS SOCIAL CLASS
QUOTES
Perhaps I ought to warn you that he is an old friend of mine - ANSWER - Mr
B bullies the Inspector through his status and authority in society,
- He believed he was more important than an Inspector
Girls of that class - ANSWER - Mrs B thinks she is socially super
- Emphasis on 'that' shows her disgust of the working class
If you don't come down hard on these people they'll soon be asking for the
world - ANSWER - Mr B tries to make the workers' demands seem
unreasonable
- Hyperbole
You'd think everybody has to look after everybody else; community and all that
nonsense - ANSWER - Mr B
She was very pretty - soft brown hair and big dark eyes - ANSWER - Gerald
emphasizes the positive qualities of Eva that also renders her treatment even
more inhumane
We are members of one body. We are responsible for each other - ANSWER -
The central message of the Inspector which applies to ALL
- It is Priestley's message to the audience
Look at the way he talked to me - ANSWER - Mr B is shocked
- Shows that he thinks his position in society should get him different treatment
I was an alderman for years - and Lord Mayor two years ago - and I'm still on
the Bench - ANSWER - Often uses 'I' which conveys his selfish attitude
- As the play progresses he changes to the inclusive pronoun 'we' to
minimise the extent of the problem
QUOTES
Perhaps I ought to warn you that he is an old friend of mine - ANSWER - Mr
B bullies the Inspector through his status and authority in society,
- He believed he was more important than an Inspector
Girls of that class - ANSWER - Mrs B thinks she is socially super
- Emphasis on 'that' shows her disgust of the working class
If you don't come down hard on these people they'll soon be asking for the
world - ANSWER - Mr B tries to make the workers' demands seem
unreasonable
- Hyperbole
You'd think everybody has to look after everybody else; community and all that
nonsense - ANSWER - Mr B
She was very pretty - soft brown hair and big dark eyes - ANSWER - Gerald
emphasizes the positive qualities of Eva that also renders her treatment even
more inhumane
We are members of one body. We are responsible for each other - ANSWER -
The central message of the Inspector which applies to ALL
- It is Priestley's message to the audience
Look at the way he talked to me - ANSWER - Mr B is shocked
- Shows that he thinks his position in society should get him different treatment
I was an alderman for years - and Lord Mayor two years ago - and I'm still on
the Bench - ANSWER - Often uses 'I' which conveys his selfish attitude
- As the play progresses he changes to the inclusive pronoun 'we' to
minimise the extent of the problem
