Zusammenfassung der Ressource
AN INSPECTOR CALLS -
QUOTATION ANALYSIS
- Mr. Birling
- "Lower costs and higher prices"
- Capitalism
- Bosses exploit their workers
- "Hard-headed business man"
- He repeats this to show his ego and
capitalism
- "The German's don't want war"
"War's inevitable...fiddlesticks!"
"Unsinkable,,,absolutely unsinkable"
- Dramatic irony
- Self assuring
- Looks like a fool
- "Next Honours list...a knighthood"
- Wants to be at a higher class
- Arrogant
- "I'd give thousands"
- Capitalist
- He would give thousands for
nothing to happen as a
consequence of what they all did
- "Community and all that nonsence"
- Criticising socialists
- Mrs. Birling
- "Girls of that class"
- She is suggesting Eva is at a lower class than
them and sees her differently
- Looks down at her
- Only had herself to
blame"
- She thinks Eva is the only one
responsible fo rher own death
- "As if a girl of that sort
would ever refuse stolen
money"
- Tells use a lot about her
- Anyone with a lower class will take
any chance to steal money
- Arrogant
- Sheila
- "Squiffy"
- Euphamism
- Describes her childish language
- "It was my own fault"
"I'll never, never do it
again"
- She feels guilty
- Taking some responsibility
- Her conscience has go the better of her
- "You mustn't try to build a kind of
wall between us and that girl"
- She feels sympathy for Eva Smith
- Younger generation feel more for others
- "You never came near me" (to Gerald)
- Seems to be trouble and
secrets between Gerald
and Sheila
- Eric
- "Yes I remember
- Eric is keeping secrets about
knowing Eva
- "You killed her"
"your own
grandchild"
- Blames his mother for Eva's death and is upset at
her because he loved Eva very much
- Gerald
- "She knew it couldn't last"
- If she knew the he definitely knew. Says a
lot about him.
- Eva Smith
- "Swallowed a lot of disinfectant.
Burnt her inside out."
- How she died
- Straight to the point. No euphamism
- "They had decided to ask for more money"
- She died because she was
fired after asking for a raise
- "She died in misery and agony - hating life"
"Alone, friendless, almost penniless, desperate"
- Strong, shocking verbs/listing
- Shows how awful her life was and to
emphasise the Inspector's point
- Inspector
- "We'll have to share our guilt"
- Not fair for Sheila
- Everyone was involved, not only Sheila
- "Public men, Mr. Birling, have
responsibilities as well as privilages."
- Mr. Birling shouldn't just be about the Lord Mayor stuff
- "It's better to ask for the
world than to take it"
- Disagreeing with what Mr. Birling did to Eva Smith
- "Each of you helped to kill her"
- They all played a part in Eva's suicide
- "We don't live alone. We are
members of one body. We are
responsible for each other."
- Repetition of 'we'
- They all payed a part in her death
- "They will be taught in fire and
blood and anguish"
- There will be war between everyone