An Inspector Calls - Paragraph Plans
UPDATED ACTUAL Exam Questions and
CORRECT Answers
Mr Birling (Paragraph 1) - CORRECT ANSWER - Starts as ignorant and foolish
- "I'm talking as a hard-headed practical man of business. And I say there isn't a chance of war."
- Refers himself by his professional status rather than emotional, shows his priorities
- dramatic irony shows ignorance and arrogance, could be in denial as war could affect his
business
- self-importance
- "The Titanic is unsinkable, absolutely unsinkable."
- Dramatic irony
- Repetition of 'unsinkable' and use of 'absolutely' shows Mr Birlings ignorance
Mr Birling (Paragraph 2) - CORRECT ANSWER - Capitalist Views
- "You're the kind of son in law I always wanted." "Low costs and higher prices"
- Show the little pay the workers got
- 'Kind' - abstract noun shows he wanted a son-in-law in the upper class
- Gerald is a financial benefit rather than part of the family
- "A man has to make his own way... we're not together like bees in a hive."
- Similie - dismissive nature to socialist ideology
- 'Own' - Possessive of his route to power, shows he takes no care for others
Mr Birling (Paragraph 3) - CORRECT ANSWER - Lack of responsibility for Eva's death
- "If we were all responsible for everything... it would be very awkward wouldn't it?"
- Shows he is unfamiliar of feeling responsibility for anyone else
- "Who here will suffer more than I will?"
- The verb 'suffer' shows hypocrisy, makes Eva suffer more than he ever will
, - Shows his concerns and priorities are his image and potential knighthood
Sheila (Paragraph 1) - CORRECT ANSWER - Shown as childish and materialistic:
- "Now I really feel engaged." And "Is it the one you wanted me to have."
- adverb shows materialism
- Sheila had no choice on the ring she wanted, Gerald shows it for her
- 'Mummy' and 'daddy'
- Pronouns are associated with young children, not adults
- Shows lack of awareness, infantilised by her parents
She could be seen here as the stereotypical rich young woman - without a mind of her own due
to her gender
Sheila (Paragraph 2) - CORRECT ANSWER - Takes a lot of social responsibility,
genuinely sorry
- "If I could help her now, I would."
- Modal auxiliaries show genuine regret
- Personal pronoun 'I' shows she's taking individual responsibility
- "I know, I know... I'll never, never do it again to anybody."
- Repetitions emphasise her genuine regret and guilt
- Shows contrast in behaviour to parents, shows the younger generation bringing hope and new
ideas to society
Sheila (Paragraph 3) - CORRECT ANSWER - Instant change of tone, she starts turning
against her parents and the rest of her family
- "These girls aren't cheap labour - they're people."
- Metaphor - shows Sheila being unable to understand how they can be treated like this
- She reverses the generational gap, though moments before she was calling him 'daddy', shows
maturity change
- "I suppose we're all nice people now."
- Sheila believes that she is responsible socially if the example of Eva is true or not
UPDATED ACTUAL Exam Questions and
CORRECT Answers
Mr Birling (Paragraph 1) - CORRECT ANSWER - Starts as ignorant and foolish
- "I'm talking as a hard-headed practical man of business. And I say there isn't a chance of war."
- Refers himself by his professional status rather than emotional, shows his priorities
- dramatic irony shows ignorance and arrogance, could be in denial as war could affect his
business
- self-importance
- "The Titanic is unsinkable, absolutely unsinkable."
- Dramatic irony
- Repetition of 'unsinkable' and use of 'absolutely' shows Mr Birlings ignorance
Mr Birling (Paragraph 2) - CORRECT ANSWER - Capitalist Views
- "You're the kind of son in law I always wanted." "Low costs and higher prices"
- Show the little pay the workers got
- 'Kind' - abstract noun shows he wanted a son-in-law in the upper class
- Gerald is a financial benefit rather than part of the family
- "A man has to make his own way... we're not together like bees in a hive."
- Similie - dismissive nature to socialist ideology
- 'Own' - Possessive of his route to power, shows he takes no care for others
Mr Birling (Paragraph 3) - CORRECT ANSWER - Lack of responsibility for Eva's death
- "If we were all responsible for everything... it would be very awkward wouldn't it?"
- Shows he is unfamiliar of feeling responsibility for anyone else
- "Who here will suffer more than I will?"
- The verb 'suffer' shows hypocrisy, makes Eva suffer more than he ever will
, - Shows his concerns and priorities are his image and potential knighthood
Sheila (Paragraph 1) - CORRECT ANSWER - Shown as childish and materialistic:
- "Now I really feel engaged." And "Is it the one you wanted me to have."
- adverb shows materialism
- Sheila had no choice on the ring she wanted, Gerald shows it for her
- 'Mummy' and 'daddy'
- Pronouns are associated with young children, not adults
- Shows lack of awareness, infantilised by her parents
She could be seen here as the stereotypical rich young woman - without a mind of her own due
to her gender
Sheila (Paragraph 2) - CORRECT ANSWER - Takes a lot of social responsibility,
genuinely sorry
- "If I could help her now, I would."
- Modal auxiliaries show genuine regret
- Personal pronoun 'I' shows she's taking individual responsibility
- "I know, I know... I'll never, never do it again to anybody."
- Repetitions emphasise her genuine regret and guilt
- Shows contrast in behaviour to parents, shows the younger generation bringing hope and new
ideas to society
Sheila (Paragraph 3) - CORRECT ANSWER - Instant change of tone, she starts turning
against her parents and the rest of her family
- "These girls aren't cheap labour - they're people."
- Metaphor - shows Sheila being unable to understand how they can be treated like this
- She reverses the generational gap, though moments before she was calling him 'daddy', shows
maturity change
- "I suppose we're all nice people now."
- Sheila believes that she is responsible socially if the example of Eva is true or not
