An Inspector Calls - Write fully about one of the characters in the play. :: English Literature:

An Inspector Calls - drop a line fully about one of the characters in the play.Write fully about one of the characters in the play. Take into accountwhat they deliver done before the play begins as well as their actions,words and attitudes during the seam of the play. Write about the wayattitudes, moods and opinions change and develop during the course ofthe action on the stage.An Inspector Calls is a play with many social and political messages.J. B. Priestley believed a great deal in socialism and he used severalof his plays to try and influence people to his way of thinking. Itwas written in a judgment of conviction when Britain was ruled by a Labour governmentand socialist policies were seen as the way forward. It was a popularway of thinking at that time so Priestleys aim for the play wasprobably to teach the unconvinced.The play is set in the house of the Birling family. As soon as thecurtains open, it is clear that the family is wealthy because thither is uplifted quality furniture and decoration in the house in which the playis set. The family use their house as a status symbol and growdecorated it in a way so as to reflect their wealth. We learn thisfrom the few imposing but tasteless pictures which will probablyhave been chosen because they were expensive, not because they wereliked. These pictures also tell us that the Birlings are proud oftheir wealth and think themselves to be very important but lack the dear taste which is present in those who are socially superior tothem. The house is described as being substantial and comfortable andold-fashioned, but not close-fitting and homelike. This setting suggests thatthe family are uncomfortable with each other and therefore suggestsproblems. We gather from the Birling family they are of anupper-middle social class, who think themselves to be of a very highstatus.Eric Birling the character I am going to focus on does not seem to beunderstood by the rest of the characters. His sister Sheila and he a restill treated as if they were still children What an expression,Sheila Really the things you girls pick up these days Mr and MrsBirling have a lack of understanding of the junior generation,particularly their offspring. They try to control their lives as thiswas the norm with generations prior to theirs, Just let me finish,Eric. Youve a lot to learn yet. Here we can see that the elders inthe family have the first and last say in many matters.