An Inspector Calls
How does Priestly make the inspector such a dramatic character?
Before the First World War there was a huge class divide between the middle and working class. The working class had little money and poorly paid jobs, whereas the middle class had property, owned businesses and were wealthy. The rich were getting richer and the poor where getting poorer. The war changed this for a period of time; rich people had to experience what life was like for the working class due to the collective war effort. J B Priestly wrote the play to highlight the divide of the classes. He wanted the middle class to realise they had a social responsibility to the working class. In order to have a reformed society. Priestly wanted his audience to think and to consider what life would be like if they went back to Edwardian times. He is giving them a chance to change their ways. Priestly needs a dramatic and powerful character because the Inspector is used as a social conscience not only for the Birlings......
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