AIC CONTEXT

what culture influenced a lot of priestley’s work

Yorkshire culture

he witnessed alot of poverty in the working classes and believed the respectable folk behaved smug and hypocritical

why was he a socialist

he was raised by socialists

dad was a strong, proud socialist

this cemented his socialist values from a young age

what was his experience at war

he saw active front-line service, was buried alive and victim to a gas attack

he survived physically unscathed but his war experience haunted him

possibly experiences survivors guilt as many of his friends died

what was the purpose of his show “Postscripts” during WW2

to give his own person reflection on the wartime conditions and to boost national morale

he called for a fairer, better society to emerge after war

when and what did he become the cofounder of

the common wealth party in 1942, a socialist political party

what was a key theme in priestley’s work

responsibility

many of his plays looked at the effects of an individuals actions over a passage of time - like in AIC

when did the 1st war last from

1914-18

when did the 2nd war last from

1939-45

how was the war a unifying event

everyone rich or poor experienced the said blackouts, bombing raids, rations and fears

wealth meant very little

what is conscription and what did it mean

mandatory enlistment to the army

meant every man, no matter the class had to fight

what is jinjoism

extreme patriotism, especially in the form of aggressive or warlike foreign policy

forcing men to fight in the war and shaming them if they don’t

how did the second war bring another sense of unification and teamwork

the evacuation of children to the countryside meant upper and lower class families mixed

rationing bought everyone to the same level by sharing and cooperating

everyone was at equal risk