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An Inspector Calls- Inspector Goole Analysis
An Inspector Calls’ is a didactic play written by J
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The
audience gets to witness Inspector Goole, a seemingly ordinary man, use what can only be described as ‘god-like’ power in order to
drive each of the Birlings into confession
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Priestley presents The Inspector as supernatural in order to highlight the extent of Inspector Gooles’ power
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Furthermore, The Inspector being a ‘Ghoul’ links
directly to the novel 'A Christmas Carol '
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Additionally, The
Inspector’s supernatural nature is further emphasised by his omniscience
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This can be seen when Sheila states “He knows”, as Sheila now
understands the extent of The Inspector’s power due to his omniscience, and feels obliged to confess as The Inspector already knows
the truth
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J
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This can be seen all throughout the play, as The Inspector says
‘If you’re easy with me, I’m easy with you’
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Additionally, Inspector Goole mentions that ‘Their lives, their hopes and fears, their suffering and chance of happiness all intertwined
with our lives’- this emphasis of intertwined lives further pushes the concept of social responsibility
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Notably, The Inspector’s ideas are progressive for the pre-suffrage 1912 society of the time, which paints socialism as progressive and
authentic
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It can be argued that the power The Inspector has is Godly
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The lighting changes from "pink and intimate" to
"brighter and harder" once The Inspector arrives
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This implies that The
Inspector is otherworldly and bestows judgement
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Inspector Goole forces confessions or ‘sins’ out of the Birlings, similar
to a priest in a Church
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Additionally, the use of short sentences and terse triplets in 'Yes, but you can’t
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She’s dead’ could imply that The Inspector
doesn’t sugar-coat his message- he doesn’t care for social norms as his only purpose is being an ‘Agent of God’
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Priestley presents The Inspector as the foil to Mr
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In the stage directions
it is highlighted that Inspector ‘need not be a big man’ as he speaks ‘weightedly’
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Priestley, on the other hand, is ‘portentous’ and more concerned
with his physical appearance
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Birling whose speech is
full of dashes and hesitation
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Birling’s ideas as inherently wrong
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However, here Birling is referring to 'We
employers', the businessmen who did very well out of the depression
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Birling doesn’t care about other parts of society
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B Priestley concludes the play by highlighting the
contrast of power between The Inspector and Mr
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When the second phone call rings, Birling is speaking on the phone when
the person has ‘rung off’ indicating that his social authority is over; creating the sense that he lost the epicentre of his being, his social
class
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Birling’s corruption
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Birling’s small attempt at corrupting
him
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Birling’s bribery “you’re offering the money at the wrong time”, this
further demonstrates how consistent Inspector Goole’s morals are, unlike Mr
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Overall, Priestley presents The Inspector as a God-like, omniscient character that has been sent in order to expose The Birling’s
horrendous crimes against Eva Smith
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