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‘brighter and ‘massiveness, ‘public men ‘Your daughter ‘we don’t live ‘fire and blood
harder’ solidity and Mr Birling isn’t living on alone, we are and anguish’
purposefulness’ have the moon’ members of one
responsibilitie body…responsib
s as well as le’
privileges’
Turns it into an ‘solidity’ – Corruption in Commentary Antithesis of B’s ‘fire’ – chaos and
interrogation bulwark to the the capitalist on the w/c v words ‘bees in death and hell
space B’s classes u/c hive’ Foreshadows
Expose the sins manipulations (exploitation Vs the ‘we’ – effects of war
and evil (and veiled /negation of stereotypes of collectivity / Connotations of
machinations of threats) resp) women universality red – pain etc.
the B family ‘massiveness’ – JBP’s voice The B – ‘on the -Insp assoc with Prophecy for the
Change in effect on (mouthpiece moon’ the B – attack / future (spectral
atmosphere younger for pol/soc ‘champagne’ judgement qual) JBP’s voice
‘harder’ – generation – his commentary) Detached from Sermonising Reflects Eva’s
reflects the I’s purpose – Sermonising the realities of ‘member’ voice death
attitude to / spectral Mr B – direct society – / citizens / vote ‘blood’ bonds /
treatment of qualities attack – wider hierarchical ‘body’ – family / ties
the B family Words often agenda of JBP system AND salvation – body Repetition of
‘brighter’ – defined by (a man has to the familial of Xst ‘and’ relentless /
foreshadows brevity look after detachment ‘one body – inescapable /
the change in ‘need not be a himself) Attack unity (War) inevitable
society big man’ v ‘your’ ‘alone’ – Metaphor or the
‘heavy looking’ Division of the epitome of 20th Century
Connection sexes Capitalism Human nature
with ES
, ‘bees in a ‘sharp ring of ‘and I don’t ‘a lot of young Excitedly: ‘By Panic –
hive… a front door propose to men’ Jingo! A fake!’ stricken
community bell. Birling give you fashion
and all that stops to much more
nonsense’ listen.’ rope’
Ironic – bees Metaphorical Acting as if he Justifying the No remorse Genuine fear
in a hive are significance: still has actions of for actions, Juxtapose
successful Capitalism authority – men – adverb utterly with ‘rather
Selfish, interrupted ironic gendered inappropriate portentous’
Capitalist Shift in the (Inspector is imbalance for the Inevitability of
ideology power in control) – (hypocrisy) seriousness of the decline of
(Priestley dynamic (Insp the powers of Separate the situation the B family
critical) v B) the B type spheres Eva’s death (cyclical)
‘nonsense’ – ‘stops’ usually Capitalism are All men of a far less Change and
dismissive dominant and dwindling certain class important progress
(‘fiddlesticks’) overpowering Linguistic (Meggarty) than their cannot be
Priestley ‘sharp’ – battle I v B Clandestine, reputation stopped
mocks him uncomfortabl Empty seeming v (‘scandal’)
(dramatic e, painful warning being B family - a
irony) Foreshadows facade
War change
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