An Inspector Calls By J.B Priestley :: English Literature:

An Inspector Calls By J.B PriestleyAn Inspector calls beings with the Birling family celebrating Sheliasengagement to Gerald Croft, Mr Birlings fri checks son. In the beginningof the cultivate the light is pink and intimate until the unexpectedarrival of the Inspector we find the light change symbolises start ofan investigation put under the spotlight, being brought out of theirown founding into reality. The inspectors arrival is unexpected to thefamily some trouble about a warrant Mr Birlings first thought towhat the arrival of the inspector might be and shrugs it as if theircould be no greater concern. The inspector explains his reason of whyhe is here. The inspector starts to question Mr Birling the head ofthe family. The inspector asks how Eva smith was apart of Mr Birlingswork. Mr Birling explains his involvement with Eva Smith of how sheworked for him and asked for a pay rise and was fired from her job byMr Birling. After the questioning of Mr Birling the inspectorquestions Shelia who is shown to an innocent girl, we out find afterthe questioning that it was Shelia who had Eva Smith fired from hersecond job because of her jealousy over Eva Smith. After revealing herinvolvement she starts to blame herself. But the inspector tells herthat it wasnt her who made her commit suicide. At the end of act onewe find Gerald in a sign of recognition when he hears the name DaisyRenton (Eva Smiths second name when she changed it to find herself asecond job). originally the closing of the first act we see Sheliaquestion Gerald where had he known Eva Smith. Gerald explains that hehad known her from last summer. We see the irony when Shelia says Idont believe I will. (Half playful, fractional serious, to Gerald.) So you be careful. She laughs at the fact that the important work Gerald was at last summer was probably knows that Gerald was having anaffair. After act one we find the irony of what was said by GeraldYou seem to be a nice well-behaved family- and Mr Birlin gs replyWell we think we are. The exit of Eric shows us that there is moreto Erics involvement than the others which is hidden in subroutine one untilthe end because of his drunkenness the inspector leaves him last to bequestioned. At the end of act one the audience is left at suspensewhen Gerald is approached by the inspector we find a great intensity