You woke up at your desk, pen in hand. The first question on your mock paper: How does Priestley present attitudes to social responsibility in ‘An Inspector Calls’?
But then the phone rang. Arthur answered. His face went grey.
Each confession was a new nail in the coffin of the family’s respectability. an inspector calls gcse revision
He grabbed your wrist, and the world swirled into sepia tones. You landed, dizzy, behind a large, heavy dining table. Around it sat the wealthy, smug-faced Birling family and the awkward, sobbing Gerald Croft. A bottle of port was being passed. You were invisible. The Inspector, however, was not.
Goole gave you a summary: “ They both refused responsibility. But Eric feels genuine self-loathing; his mother feels nothing. Priestley is saying that the old generation (Arthur & Sybil) are beyond saving. The young (Sheila & Eric) are our only hope.” The Grand Finale: The Twist & The Message The Inspector turned to the whole table. “Remember this. One Eva Smith died tonight. But there are millions of Eva Smiths. If men like you do not learn to care for one another—‘we don’t live alone, we are members of one body’—then you will be taught it in fire and blood and anguish.” You woke up at your desk, pen in hand
“I was protecting my profits!” Birling blustered.
Sheila sobbed. “But I didn’t mean for her to die!” Arthur answered
Gerald confirmed it. No one named Goole existed. The family rejoiced. “No real inspector, no crime!” Arthur crowed.