J.B. Preistly’s Presentation of Inspector Goole in An Inspector Calls :: English Literature

Analyse J.B. Preistlys Presentation of Inspector Goole in AnInspector CallsAn Inspector Calls is a adopt written by J.B. Preistly in 1945 afterWW2. The play was set in 1912 just before WW1, this date was chosen toshow the contrasts of the two regularizes and to help J.B.Preistlysmessage of the play become clearer. In the world in1945, as Ivesaid, it was the end of WW2 and the Labour Party had been elected forgovernment for the get-go time. Preistlys message of the play is thathe thinks that the old(a) older was a bad idea because it had already gotthe world in 2 world wars and that every body should respect and care close each other .The Inspector is an important character is important to the playbecause he is like the spokes person of the play because he shows thatthe ways of the old order are wrong and that the way of the new orderwas the right way to go. He is also pointing out Preistlys message bysaying that the old order views from Arthur Birling about howeverybody should lo ok after themselves and not care about every otherproblems in the world accept your own. The way that Preistly does thisis by contrasting Inspector Goole and Arthur Birling for example theInspector is cool, calm and collected, Arthur Birling has to alwayshave his wits about him and always try to be right.My first impressions of the Inspector are that he is an importantcharacter to the play and solving the mystery of who killed DaisyRenton, but I didnt think that he would have any thing to do with themessage. Did Preistly want the audience to think this? I think that hedid and that adds to the initial impact of the inspectors character,not knowing what he is all about. In the text Preistly describes theinspector as a big character in his late 40s makes him seem a convincing inspector this could help to trick the audience in thelater scenes. The Inspectors entrance is important because it is themiddle of Birlings big speech about whole looking after yourself andlater in the play he c ontradicts that speech and shows Birling that heis in the wrong and that Eric And Sheila are right for being in thenew order. When he enters the room with the lines Id like someinformation if you dont mind, Mr. Birling it makes the audience feelthat Birling, who is so positive(p) the old order is correct and he is