Examine and Comment on the Dramatic Effect of the Role of the Inspector in ‘An Inspector Calls’ by J.B. Priestley

Examine and Comment on the Dramatic Effect of the Role of the Inspector in ‘An Inspector Calls’ by J.B. Priestley

"An Inspector Calls" by J B Priestley, was written post-world war II, but is set in the time period of the early 1910's. This is a time of great innovation and great threat, as the "Titanic" was about to make its maiden voyage and trouble in the Balkans about to spill out into the rest of continental Europe. Britain at the time was one of a post-industrial revolution. The top 3% of the country, "the upper class", possessed 98% of the wealth. I am going to describe the ways the inspector manages to tactfully show the Birlings that they are responsible for the death of Eva Smith, at points, gaining their respect, and on the other hand, sometimes gaining their resentment of the fact that he ever arrived on their doorstep.
Firstly you can see that the Inspector is a passionate socialist by the way the his line of enquiry alters, it turns to a more personal line- as tho...