Summary An Inspector Calls - Theme Quotation Revision
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Institution
This is a quotation bank for the themes from the 1945 didactic play, 'An Inspector Calls'. I use this to help memorise quotes for my IGCSE examinations and to plan essays. The document provides the quotations, topic sentences and devices for you to write the perfect essay analysing the play. This i...
, 1. Social Inequality
a.
Money-grabbing TS: Priestley uses the materialistic attitude of the upper
attitude of the class to present the theme of social inequality.
upper-class and “it’s my duty to keep labour costs down.”
exploitation of the Declarative sentence
working class Dynamic verb ‘duty’
Irony
Lack of respect for TS: Social inequality is presented through the prejudice
women against women in the Edwardian period.
“half playful, half serious”.
Parallelism
Juxtaposition between adjectives ‘playful’ and ‘serious’
Narcissistic attitude TS: Priestley presents social inequality through the
of the upper-class pompous manner of the upper class.
“After a pause, with a touch of impatience.”
Characterization
Abstract noun ‘impatience’
Abuse of power TS: Through the upper class’ abuse of power, Priestley
presents social inequality.
“She was young and pretty and warm-hearted -- and
intensely grateful.”
Tripling
Adverbial phrase ‘intensely grateful’
Disrespect and TS: Social inequality is shown through the disrespect of
misconceptions of the upper class for the working class.
the working class “As if a girl of that sort would ever refuse money!”
Exclamatory
Noun phrase
Irony
Refusal to accept TS: Priestley presents social inequality through the
blame upper-class lack of social responsibility.
“go and look for the father of the child. It’s his
responsibility”.
Imperative statement
2. Greed/Selfishness
a.
Materialistic view TS: Priestley presents the theme of selfishness through
has a negative effect the materialistic attitude of the Birlings.
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