Inspector Goole in An Inspector Calls by J.B. Priestley :: Papers

Inspector Goole in An Inspector Calls by J.B. Priestley I will be answering the question What is the importance of the inspector in J. B Preisleys An Inspector Calls. I think the Inspector is the characters guilty conscience. To prove this I will go through every character and comment on how they react to the Inspector and I shall also comment on how the Inspector reacts to the Birlings and Gerald. Inspector Goole makes his entrance in the middle of the Birlings celebration, they are celebrating the engagement of Sheila (their daughter) to Gerald Croft son of sir George Croft of Crofts Limited. At the time the Inspector enters Mrs. Birling and Sheila have left the room so Mr. Birling, Gerald and Eric (his son) are left in the room. Mr. Birling is in the middle of a barbarism to Eric and Gerald a manhood has to make his own way-has to look later on himself-and his family to. He is cut off when the maid Edna tells Mr. Birling that an Inspector is her e to assemble him this dexterity be a secret message by J.B Priestly (the writer of the play) saying that life shouldnt be like people shouldnt just look after their family and friends they should be caring to other people and during the evening the characters learn that lesson because if they had treated Eva Smith well she wouldnt have died. The Inspector first questions Mr. Birling, a proud man who is very old fashioned. The Inspector came down on them straight away saying a young girl has just committed suicide by drinking some disinfectant . Mr. Birling doesnt take him seriously telling the Inspector that it is nothing to do with him even when the Inspector tells him that Eva Smith use to execute for him. Mr. Birling still doesnt feel any remorse. The Inspector shows Birling a photograph of Eva Smith and, Birling can remember her now, then Gerald and Eric ask to see the photograph of the girl but in a quiet but firm tone the Inspector replies