An Inspector Calls - Paragraph Plans Exam Questions And Answers
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An Inspector Calls - Paragraph Plans Exam Questions And Answers
Mr Birling (Paragraph 1) - answersStarts as ignorant and foolish
- "I'm talking as a hard-headed practical man of business. And I say there isn't a chance of war."
- Refers himself by his professional status rather than emotional,...
- "Now I really feel engaged." And "Is it the one you wanted me to have."
- adverb shows materialism
- Sheila had no choice on the ring she wanted, Gerald shows it for her
- 'Mummy' and 'daddy'
- Pronouns are associated with young children, not adults
- Shows lack of awareness, infantilised by her parents
She could be seen here as the stereotypical rich young woman - without a mind of her own due to
her gender
Sheila (Paragraph 2) - answers✔✔Takes a lot of social responsibility, genuinely sorry
- "If I could help her now, I would."
- Modal auxiliaries show genuine regret
- Personal pronoun 'I' shows she's taking individual responsibility
- "I know, I know... I'll never, never do it again to anybody."
- Repetitions emphasise her genuine regret and guilt
- Shows contrast in behaviour to parents, shows the younger generation bringing hope and new
ideas to society
Sheila (Paragraph 3) - answers✔✔Instant change of tone, she starts turning against her parents and
the rest of her family
- "These girls aren't cheap labour - they're people."
- Metaphor - shows Sheila being unable to understand how they can be treated like this
- She reverses the generational gap, though moments before she was calling him 'daddy', shows
maturity change
- "I suppose we're all nice people now."
- Sheila believes that she is responsible socially if the example of Eva is true or not
- She contrasts the beliefs of her father, who is mostly concerned about the media finding out about
the Birling's being involved in this suicide
Power (Paragraph 1) - answers✔✔Between class
- "A man has to make his own way... we're not together like bees in a hive." - Mr Birling
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