Inspector Goole is a strong-minded person who still remains strong while all the characters break down. This shows that the inspector knows what exactly he is doing. The inspector also allows secrets to be revealed even though the other family members are present. The inspector is in control of everything in the room, despite the importance of the Arthur Birling and the Crofts in the community. This shows the audience that the Inspector knows how to keep in control of serious situations.
The inspector also demonstrates how people are responsible for how they affect the lives of others. “We don’t live are alone. We are members of one body. We are responsible for each other.” The inspector sees the world as a community where everyone should be helping each other out. This shows that the inspector voices Priestley’s socialist views.
In my opinion the purpose of the inspector was to blame the Birling family and make the feel guilty for what they have done. He is a very strong-minded character and keeps control of the situation very well. The reason I think this is because in the play the Inspector comes in head high and makes him self straight at home. He also comes in very confident. He also annoys Mr Birling very quickly.
The BBC production shows us that the inspector in confident, strong minded and fearless. In the BBC production the inspector comes in head high and makes him self at home straight away even though he does not know Mr Birling. The inspector makes him self-important and because of this is able to hide the photo. The Inspector shows no emotion at all and does not rush in asking the family questions. He even asks the family questions even against there wishes and still is able to get the answers he wants. From the BBC production we can see that the inspector is very confident and fearless. “Yes she’s Dead” This quote shows us how crude the inspector can be.
From the book we can see that the inspector wants to blame every member of the family. “You’ll be able to divide the responsibility between you when I’ve gone.” This quote is a classic example of the inspector wanting to blame every member of the family. “ Sometimes there isn’t as much difference as you think. If it was left to me, I wouldn’t know where to draw the line.” This shows that the inspector will also want all the members to receive punishments for there actions. “You have no hope of not discussing it, Mrs Birling” This quote shows how forward the inspector, he is practically forcing Mrs Birling to answer the question even though it is against her wishes.
In my opinion the purpose of the inspector was to go to the Birling family and blame everyone as much as possible. His aim is to make everyone on that family to feel guilty. He also wants to reveal everyone’s secret to the rest of family members.
I think the inspector represents Priestley’s strong moral view. The moral allows the others to see they can find forgiveness through future good behaviour and makes the inspector very different from the normal policeman. He is more concerned with morality then legality. The inspector also demonstrates how people are responsible for how they affect the lives of others. He sees the world as being one big community where everyone should be helping each other. This view goes hand in hand with socialism.
I think Priestley’s message to the audience is to make people think about their actions and consequences. We also should look and help out each other, whoever they may be. Priestley’s also disliked the class system, and wanted to the show the audience how unfair the class system can be.