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Title: Key themes AIC
Description: key themes for An Inspector Calls that you will need to know for GCSE
Description: key themes for An Inspector Calls that you will need to know for GCSE
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Key themes
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Social responsibility
The upper class older generation are less likely to accept responsibility for their
mistakes that cause tragedy whereas the upper class younger generation are more
likely to accept responsibility for their actions
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Class
Divisions between how the upper class (Bourgeoisie) should treat the lower/ middle
class (Proletariat)
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Priestley highlights inequality still
existed in post-war Britain
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Birling
Men have more power over women
Men went to war, work done by women
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Age
Older generation have stubborn fixed opinions
Younger generation change their opinions and are seen as hope for the future
Priestley believed that there was hope in the younger generation's ability to learn and
change
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Younger generation accepts
their mistakes and offers the chance for a brighter future
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Socialism vs Capitalism
Priestley uses the inspector to present socalist views
Birlings are capitalists
Birlings represent capitalists
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Condemns capitalism and teaches socialist ideals
Title: Key themes AIC
Description: key themes for An Inspector Calls that you will need to know for GCSE
Description: key themes for An Inspector Calls that you will need to know for GCSE