Goole clasroom

Makes him seems unnatural, almost, for that era, especially. Also, his name ‘Goole’, which sounds like ‘ghoul’, makes him seem supernatural, like some sort of spectre, right from his introduction. “Quite so.” – Inspector Goole (Act 1) In response to Mr Birling saying talking about how he has connections with the police, which could be considered him threatening Goole, because of his attitude, in which he doesn’t recognize him as a social superior, to which the Inspector sharply contrasts his rambling on with 2 cold and objective words. This highlights the inspector as a character who says things based on objective fact, and doesn’t care about purposeless matters (as he seems to have an impression of purposefulness), unlike Mr Birling. They contrast, as Mr Birling serves to disprove capitalist concepts, by saying them, and the inspector serves to prove socialistic concepts, due to his objective and moral views throughout the rest of the play. For similar reasons he simply says “Why?” to Birling later on, questioning him.“We often do on the young ones. They’re more impressionable.” – Inspector Goole (Act 2) Mr Birling observes that Sheila is changing her view to match the inspector’s, and the Inspector suggests this is because she is young. He suggests that the younger generations are able to change more, as opposed to the older generations, in response to Mrs Birling saying that he seems to have made a great impression on Sheila. This also relates to the fact that younger people are often more likely to vote for left wing parties, and (traditionally) people tend to become more right wing as they get older.... what happened to her then may have determined what happened to her afterwards, and what happened to her afterwards may have driven her to suicide. A chain of events.In this fascinating excerpt, the Inspector outlines the nature of the moral crime the Birlings and Gerald have committed against Eva. Each of them is responsible in part for her death, and together they are entirely responsible. This construction is itself a metaphor for Priestley's insistence that we are all bound up

Together and responsible communally for everyone's survival. Note, too, that the repetition in the Inspector's lines reflect the "chain" he is talking about. The use of “determined” suggests that the inspector feels that there was a certain inevitability about what happened to her, as though Eva herself didn’t contribute.She kept a rough sort of diary. And she said there that she had to go away and be quiet and remember "just to make it last longer." She felt there'd never be anything as good again for her - so she had to make it last longer.This is an unusually personal moment from the Inspector, who gives us one of the first insights into Eva Smith's feelings and personality. He claims, of course, that he has found a diary in Eva Smith's room, though many interpretations have argued that the Inspector in fact has a more personal connection to Eva Smith: perhaps he even is her ghost, or a ghoulish embodiment of her dead child? Priestley never tells us, but there is certainly opportunity for the actor in this part to suggest a more personal connection. Note, too, the interest in time on Eva's part, keeping a diary and making a point of remembering the past nostalgically.(massively) “Public men, Mr Birling, have responsibilities as well as privileges.” – Inspector Goole (Act 2) Inspector Goole is saying that ‘public men’, such as Mr Birling, who has societal responsibilities, have great responsibilities, due to their great power. This attitude could also be applied to celebrities today – they earn a lot of money and have a place in the public eye, but doesn’t that mean they also have a responsibility to behave in a socially responsible way?“Don’t stammer and yammer at me again.” – Inspector Goole (Act 2) This is demonstrative of the fact that the Inspector is unconventional for the Edwardian era, as he doesn’t care about class differences. He's using direct, imperative language to Mr Birling, but also colloquialisms like "yammer" which emphasise how much the inspector insists on remaining his own man.“There’ll be plenty of time, when I’ve gone, for

You all to adjust your family relationships.” – Inspector Goole (Act 3) This is key, as it shows that the Inspector has realised and has highlighted that the mechanics of the family has fundamentally changed. Mr and Mrs Birling seem to have formed an alliance of sorts, intent on ignoring their responsibility concerning Eva Smith, whereas Eric and Sheila seem to have formed one to accept what they’ve done, and to change in line with it.“You see, we have to share something. If there’s nothing else, we’ll have to share our guilt” – Inspector Goole (Act 2) The inspector is highlighting how the Birlings share nothing, but if they should share something, it should be their guilt over their actions, otherwise they wouldn’t be able to cope with it. He’s saying that the responsibility is not hers alone.Inspector’s Closing Speech:“But just remember this. One Eva Smith has gone – but there are millions and millions and millions of Eva Smiths and John Smiths still left with us, with their lives, their hopes and fears, their suffering and chance of happiness, all intertwined with our lives, and what we think and say and do. We don't live alone. We are members of one body. We are responsible for each other. And I tell you that the time will soon come when, if men will not learn that lesson, then they well be taught it in fire and blood and anguish. Good night.”The inspector’s final speech opens with a long, complex sentence that reminds us of all the “Eva Smiths and John Smiths” there are in the world, and which emphasises the extent to which the themes of the play are not specifically about this situation. Also, the warning travels across time – from 1912 to 1945 – and it is increasingly true again today after a decade of austerity has left the use of food banks and zero-hours-contracts rising. The use of emotive language “hopes and fears … suffering … chance of happiness” all twig at the audience’s heart strings while the use of polysyndeton – the repetition of “and” in