Analysis of
responsibility within An Inspector Calls
The inspector, speaking “carefully, weightily and with a
disconnecting habit”, aims to reveal an aspect of social responsibility within
the Birling family and Gerald. This concept evokes a sense of reader
understanding for the contemporary audience depicted by J.B priestly within his
seminal play which in 1954 was turned into a film. Accepting no social
responsibility, Mr and Mrs Birling are portrayed as arrogant and stubborn by
J.B priestly, in contrast Sheila and Eric both accept social responsibility for
what could have been their responsibility as complicit and culpable characters.
J.B priestly uses irony to depict Mr Birling’s absence of
guilt and his stubborn nature “you don’t understand anything”. This use of
guilt and stubbornness is used to present the views on capitalism which J.B
Priestly has. J.B priestly believes that capitalism is wrong since people
believe in use of different classes and there income, instead of socialism and
the idea of working together as a community which J.B Priestly believes in.
By Harry, Dennis, Ben and Ellis
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