Coursework - 'An Inspector Calls'
"This girl killed herself but each of you helped to kill her" - The Inspector
What responsibility do you think 'they' had for the death of Eva Smith?
How did the society that Eva/Daisy lived in make things more difficult for her?
In 'An Inspector Calls, Inspector Goole manipulates each one of the Birlings and Gerald to tell their own secret about how they were involved in Eva Smith's death; whether they thought they were responsible or not. I will explain how they were accountable and how the supposed 'golden age' contributed towards the untimely and unfair death of a young mother-to-be.
The first character the Inspector grills is Mr Birling, a greedy, but well respected and well connected businessman whose sole aim in life is to make money. This is shown when he says 'they wanted their rates raised ... I refused of course'. The Inspector's response is to say 'why?' which prompts Birling to ask 'Did you say why?' This quote shows that Birling thought that his decision to refuse the workers a pay rise was completely fair and just. Mr Birling can be considered partly accountable for the death of Eva as he was the one who started her troubles by sacking her from his factory for a questionable reason. This particular reason was that the workers at Mr Birling's factory went on strike for a small rise and Eva was one of the ringleaders, therefore, Mr Birling showed not tolerance and sacked her.
"This girl killed herself but each of you helped to kill her" - The Inspector
What responsibility do you think 'they' had for the death of Eva Smith?
How did the society that Eva/Daisy lived in make things more difficult for her?
In 'An Inspector Calls, Inspector Goole manipulates each one of the Birlings and Gerald to tell their own secret about how they were involved in Eva Smith's death; whether they thought they were responsible or not. I will explain how they were accountable and how the supposed 'golden age' contributed towards the untimely and unfair death of a young mother-to-be.
The first character the Inspector grills is Mr Birling, a greedy, but well respected and well connected businessman whose sole aim in life is to make money. This is shown when he says 'they wanted their rates raised ... I refused of course'. The Inspector's response is to say 'why?' which prompts Birling to ask 'Did you say why?' This quote shows that Birling thought that his decision to refuse the workers a pay rise was completely fair and just. Mr Birling can be considered partly accountable for the death of Eva as he was the one who started her troubles by sacking her from his factory for a questionable reason. This particular reason was that the workers at Mr Birling's factory went on strike for a small rise and Eva was one of the ringleaders, therefore, Mr Birling showed not tolerance and sacked her.