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Abuse, power and corruption in An Inspector CallsOpening act -
Inspector Goole’s arrival:
● The family are enjoying an elaborate meal in opulent (expensive and
luxurious) surroundings, with servants attending them. They are a fortunate
family enjoying their affluent (rich) lives.
● Inspector Goole arrives. His presence goes on to show that all of the Birling
family (and Gerald) have used their power in immoral ways.
● Every one of them uses their power negatively to remove power from a lower-
class girl, who already had very little power to begin with.
Mr and Mrs Birling:
● Mr Birling: as the boss of the company, he used his power to get rid of Eva
after she led the workers in their fight for a pay raise.
● Mrs Birling: as a leading person in the Brumley Women’s Charity
Organisation, she denied Eva any financial help.
Sheila, Gerald and Eric:
● Sheila: because she wasn't in a good mood, she used her family’s status
and power to have Eva fired from Milward’s.
● He used physical and emotional power to force his way into Eva’s lodgings
(where she was staying) – he threatened to cause a scene, which would
lessen Eva’s social power even more.
● Gerald: He used his social status and money to manipulate (influence
someone into doing something) Eva into being his mistress.
Abuse of power -
- Mrs Birling - Denies Eva financial help from Brumley Women’s Charity
Organisation
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