Inspector's role in An Inspector Calls.

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Inspector's role

in An Inspector Calls.

The scene for this novel is set in 1912, just before the war and

during the time when the country was still very dogmatic, preventing

the working classes from basic democracies. Written by J.B. Priestly

in 1946, "An Inspector Calls" takes us into the comfortable and

complacent world of the Birling family who are disturbed during a

celebration of Sheila and Gerald's engagement, by the arrival of a

mysterious police inspector. A young girl has committed suicide and it

is revealed how all members of one family contributed to it. The

clever novel resorts to the ripping off of masks that people at the

top, with some sort of authority frequently wear. Unlike other novels,

just when we the audience are tiring of discoveries, the whole action

is given a dramatic twist and everyone is caught up in the unfolding

events. When each member of the Birling family find out that all of

them played a part in the death of Eva Smith, they