In J.B Priestley's "An Inspector Calls", Who is responsible for the Death of Eva Smith?
Date Submitted: 09/10/2006 05:05:52
Category: / Social Sciences / Sociology
Length: 6 pages (1749 words)
Category: / Social Sciences / Sociology
Length: 6 pages (1749 words)
'An Inspector Calls' is a touching and moralistic play written by J.B. Preistley. The play is set in pre-First World War England and describes the part each member of the Birling family plays in the eventual suicide of the character we do not see, Eva Smith.
I believe that each character played an important part in the death and downfall of Eva Smith and although some of the 'crimes' committed against her may be …
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…disgraceful. She is a woman of position and was able to help Eva. She worked for a charity organisation and her sole reason for turning Eva's humble request down was that she had dared to assume herself equal to Mrs Birling.
All of those questioned are responsible, society is responsible and how long will it be before the lesson of this play is learnt? How many Eva Smiths will there be before we are equal?
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