What effect does the inspector's visit have on the various characters?

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What effect does the inspectors visit have on the various characters?

In the play there are a few characters that are changed by the visit of the inspector because of the family being partially involved in the killing of Eva Smith.

Arthur Burling isn’t changed at all by the inspectors visit. I can tell this because he isn’t really bothered about anything besides his business as he says “a man has to make his own way – has to look after himself”. Also while it is his daughter’s engagement he still talks about his business as he says “I speak as a hard–headed business man, who has to take risks and know what he’s about”.

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Also at the end Arthur Birling hasn’t still learning as Sheila says to him “the point is you don’t seem to have learnt anything. This quote just shows us that he still hasn’t learnt anything from this night even though his own family is involved. He is still worrying about his title.

In the beginning Sheila didn’t care about who the girl was that killed herself as she says “I couldn’t be sorry for her” this quote shows us that she didn’t care that she made Eva Smith get sacked from her job in Milwards.

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