J.B.Priestley’s play, An Inspector Calls :: English Literature:

An Inspector Calls is a play about ideas, it contains thought provoking material the aim of which is sociable reform.But the intact Things Different Now-----------------------------------An Inspector Calls is a play about ideas, it contains thoughtprovoking material the aim of which is affectionate reform.At the first-class honours degree of the play this rich, middle class family thinkthemselves a nice, well behaved family, respectable citizens exactly most of their views are neuterd by a inscrutable inspector who uncoverssome disturbing truths about their lives.The inspector shows how each member of the household has contributedto the suicide of a young working class girl. This play highlights theproblems and flaws in attitudes just aft(prenominal) the turn of the century andthat people can be wrong about many things including the future,themselves and their beliefs and prejudices. By doing so this playpromotes the utopian ideals of shore leave and equality and follows in t hefootsteps of the French and Russian conversions.Set in between these two events it reminds us that people will alwaysstrive for a soften quality of flavour and that history will repeatitself until we live in a perfect edict. This play has a timelessquality about it and the problems of society that it raises are pipe downpresent in todays society. It seems we as nation, or as a species forthat matter, have still not learnt from our mistakes. We continue to trim down mistakes, fail to yield we are wrong and pretend it is notour fault or responsibility. We are a too alike to Mrs Birling and cannot accept change easily. It is still the younger generation who leadthe drive for social reform and changes in attitude, eco-warriors forexample.This is a very socialist play but is not now insulting of thericher classes, just critical of their ignorance. The play was firstperformed in Stalins Communist Russia by the Kamery and Leningradtheatre companies in Moscow, August 1945. servicem an War cardinal had just beenended by the atom bomb and throughout allied Europe soldiers began tocome back home to a torpedos pleasant for the second time in half acentury. They had saved the world and did not want to return to a lifeof practical(prenominal) slave labour. Workers and unions were demanding more than rightsand the years of war had weakened the class system. A change wasrequired. Though not as violent as the Bolshevik revolution peoplewere battle old ideas and embracing new ones. They did not wantanother war.National patriotism had brought communities closer together. The Blitzand rationing had put everybody in the same gravy holder and people looked outJ.B.Priestleys play, An Inspector Calls English LiteratureAn Inspector Calls is a play about ideas, it contains thought provoking material the aim of which is social reform.But the Whole Things Different Now-----------------------------------An Inspector Calls is a play about ideas, it contains thoughtprovok ing material the aim of which is social reform.At the start of the play this rich, middle class family thinkthemselves a nice, well behaved family, respectable citizens butsome of their views are changed by a mysterious inspector who uncoverssome disturbing truths about their lives.The inspector shows how each member of the household has contributedto the suicide of a young working class girl. This play highlights theproblems and flaws in attitudes just after the turn of the century andthat people can be wrong about many things including the future,themselves and their beliefs and prejudices. By doing so this playpromotes the utopian ideals of liberty and equality and follows in thefootsteps of the French and Russian revolutions.Set in between these two events it reminds us that people will alwaysstrive for a better quality of life and that history will repeatitself until we live in a perfect society. This play has a timelessquality about it and the problems of society that it raise s are stillpresent in todays society. It seems we as nation, or as a species forthat matter, have still not learnt from our mistakes. We continue toignore mistakes, fail to concede we are wrong and pretend it is notour fault or responsibility. We are a too alike to Mrs Birling and cannot accept change easily. It is still the younger generation who leadthe drive for social reform and changes in attitude, eco-warriors forexample.This is a very socialist play but is not directly insulting of thericher classes, just critical of their ignorance. The play was firstperformed in Stalins Communist Russia by the Kamery and Leningradtheatre companies in Moscow, August 1945. World War Two had just beenended by the atom bomb and throughout allied Europe soldiers began tocome back home to a heros welcome for the second time in half acentury. They had saved the world and did not want to return to a lifeof virtual slave labour. Workers and unions were demanding more rightsand the years of war had w eakened the class system. A change wasrequired. Though not as violent as the Bolshevik revolution peoplewere fighting old ideas and embracing new ones. They did not wantanother war.National patriotism had brought communities closer together. The Blitzand rationing had put everybody in the same boat and people looked out