An Inspector Calls: Who is responsible for the death of Eva Smith?
The crime committed in J R Priestly's book, An Inspector Calls, is one of moral injustice against a young lady by the name of Eva Smith. This crime is not an isolated one; many girls have the same happen in their lives. In a way everyone in society has a part to play in the death of Eva Smith.
Eva Smith, a young girl, committed suicide, but as suicides go, in a horrific manner. She drank a whole bottle of disinfectant, which burnt out all her insides. She died with great agony and suffering. But what would drive a young girl to end her life in such a painful manner?
Eva Smith's downward spiral started off when she worked for a big company called 'Birling and Co,' owned by Arthur Birling, a middle class man trying to make it into the upper class. Eva had a good job with the same pay as everyone else, the minimum wage. However Eva among others was not happy with the wage. So she led a strike, asking for a raise in wages. Arthur Birling, however, a pompous industry owner, didn't think anyone deserved a raise and so decided to tackle the problem head on and sacked the leader of the strike, Eva Smith. This stopped everyone else striking. Eva lost her job and so lost all income. This would make her life tougher than it already was. She desperately needed another job.
The crime committed in J R Priestly's book, An Inspector Calls, is one of moral injustice against a young lady by the name of Eva Smith. This crime is not an isolated one; many girls have the same happen in their lives. In a way everyone in society has a part to play in the death of Eva Smith.
Eva Smith, a young girl, committed suicide, but as suicides go, in a horrific manner. She drank a whole bottle of disinfectant, which burnt out all her insides. She died with great agony and suffering. But what would drive a young girl to end her life in such a painful manner?
Eva Smith's downward spiral started off when she worked for a big company called 'Birling and Co,' owned by Arthur Birling, a middle class man trying to make it into the upper class. Eva had a good job with the same pay as everyone else, the minimum wage. However Eva among others was not happy with the wage. So she led a strike, asking for a raise in wages. Arthur Birling, however, a pompous industry owner, didn't think anyone deserved a raise and so decided to tackle the problem head on and sacked the leader of the strike, Eva Smith. This stopped everyone else striking. Eva lost her job and so lost all income. This would make her life tougher than it already was. She desperately needed another job.
