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"We don't live alone. We are members of one body. We are responsible for each other"
Correct Ans-Inspectors final speech. Socialist ideas
Metaphor for every part working together for one cause
An inspector calls quotes 100% Solved
"We don't live alone. We are members of one body. We are responsible for each other"
Correct Ans-Inspectors final speech. Socialist ideas
Metaphor for every part working together for one cause
"if men don't learn that lesson, then they shall be taught in fire and blood and anguish.
Goodnight" Correct Ans-The inspectors final speech.
-"Fire..." dramatic irony - world wars? Emphasises inspector prescience
-Short sentence is blunt to create a sense of finality. It ends priestly's didactic tone
Inspector: "The girl discovered that the money you were giving her was stolen, didn't she."
Eric: "Yes (...) She wouldn't take anymore" Correct Ans-This conversation between the
inspector and Eric implies that Eva had strong morals as she didn't take Eric's stolen money
"Still, I can't accept any responsibility. If we were all responsible for everything that happened to
everybody we'd had anything to do with , it would all be very awkward, wouldn't it?" Correct
Ans-Theme of responsibility
Mr Birling not accepting responsibility or change as he is stuck in his ways
(Miserably) "So I'm really responsible?" Correct Ans-Sheila doesn't understand that her
actions have consequences. "?"
- yet she says it "miserably". Adverb shows she is changing slightly
, "It's what happened to the girl and what we all did to her that matters(...) that's why I don't feel
like sitting down and having a nice cosy talk" Correct Ans-Eric gets angry that everyone is
acting like it never happened.
- Eric still calls her "the girl".
- "We all" implies he is taking responsibility for his own actions and everybody else.
-"Nice, cosy talk" is sacrcastic and angry. It links to the pink intimate light at the beginning of
the play - the way things were at the start of the play they can't go back to.
"there are millions and millions and millions of Eva Smiths and John Smiths (...) all intertwined
with our lives" Correct Ans-Theme of responsibility
The inspectors final speech
-The repetition emphasises the amount of people. It shows the inspectors passion and even
reflects preiestlys passion.
-"Eva smith and John smith" are common lower class English names.
-Even in a capitalist society we are all in one community living together even if people don't
realise it so we need to work together.
-Like a vine growing round a tree we all need support and to work together
Sheila: "If it didn't end tragically, then that's lucky for us. But it might have done"
Birling: (jovially) Correct Ans--Sheila emphasises how her family need to change in case
something bad does actually happen. Sheila sees the inspectors point clearly
-Theme of lack of responsibility
- "jovially" shows he's trying to get back to the beginning of the play but Sheila won't let him.
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