An Inspector Calls Quotes

Question 1

Mr B - before inspector arrives
irony - family business gets leaked
capitalism gives business men no choices
interesting order of quote: business,self,others (like capitalists think)

Answer 1

A man has to mind his own business and look after himself and his own

Question 2

Sheila - Act 1
Link to how Mr B tells sheila to calm down after Gerald’s cheated on her (he only cares about the business of Gerald and Sheila marrying)
juxtaposition- her father believes the labour is too expensive
not only labour that uses them (eric gerald)

Answer 2

But these girls aren’t cheap labour- they’re people

Question 3

Mr B Act 1
Can’t handle taking responsibility
foreshadowing-they soon after have to take responsibility
Birlings don’t believe they have to be responsible (irony)

Answer 3

If we were all responsible for everything that happened to everybody we’d had anything to do with, it would be very awkward wouldn’t it”

Question 4

Mrs B Act 2
represents how capitalists don’t have fixed morality
dramatic irony (ends up being eric)

Answer 4

“Firstly,the girl herself… Secondly, I blame the young man who was the father of the child… He should be made an example of”

Question 5

Eric describing Eva
sport is a symbol for playing games/having a winner or loser
patriarchy no backlash

Answer 5

I “wasn’t inlove with her or anything -but i liked her -she was a good sport”

Question 6

Inspector
metaphor
juxtaposition for Mr B not taking responsibility
critique of Birlings/Gerald
responsibility
socialism

Answer 6

We are members of one body. We are responsible for eachother

Question 7

Inspector Act 3
foreshadowing
dramatic irony
semantic field of war

Answer 7

there are millions of… Eva Smiths….all intertwined with our lives … if men will not learn that lesson,then they will be taught it in blood,fire and anguish

Question 8

Mrs B
she knows her place within the household
wants sheila to be the same
patriarchy

Answer 8

When you’re married you’ll realise that men with important work to do sometimes have to spend all their time and energy on their business

Question 9

Mr B
men are judged upon wealth, women are judged on appearance
clothes-symbol of appearance

Answer 9

clothes mean something quite different to a woman