Examine the impact that inspector Goole had on the Birling household in

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James Whitlock 4A                                                                                            14/06/05

Examine the impact that inspector Goole had on the Birling household in

An Inspector Calls

The inspector when he arrives in the Birling household, in J.B Priestley plays ‘An Inspector calls’, appears to be a reasonably normal police inspector in the first instance, but as it turns out is far from normal, but as he enters the other characters soon gather that the inspector gives off a demeanour of massiveness, solidity and purposefulness. He seems unaffected by his obvious disturbance of a party at such a late hour and nocks away Mr Birlings ‘social niceties’ going straight to the point, for example:

Birling: Have a glass of port – or a little whisky. (Act 1)

Inspector: No, thank you, Mr Birling. I’m on duty. (Act 1)

He also shows little or no interest when Mr Birling tries to show him how important he is be explaining that he was once a magistrate and plays golf with the head of the Brumly police but he lets theses comments pass and goes doggedly to the point of his investigation.  This point being the cause of suicide of a young girl, named Eva Smith.

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The fact that the inspector has no interest in Birlings social position unnerves Mr Birling because his normal defence has no effect.

When the inspector starts to question the family he dose so in a manner which is very unlike any other or normal inspector would conduct himself. He begins by announcing the shocking death of a young girl by suicide and he states:

Inspector: I’d like some information, if you don’t mind, Mr Birling. Two hours ago a                        young women died in the infirmary. She’d ...

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There is some good anlaysis of character carried out in this essay but the points are not always expressed as clearly and concisely as they could be. To ensure that points show a depth of understanding of the whole play the writer should link them to one another and to the message of the play. 4 Stars