An inspector calls thesis statements

Eva Smith

In his didactic play,Priestley utilises Eva smith as a symbol of the voicless and oppressed working class.Perhaps he intended to emphasise those who suffer due to socila inequality and economic exploitation.

Eric Birling

In his didactic play,Priestley utilises Eric to symbolise privileged recklessness and its consequences.Perhaps he intended to illustrate how wealth and power can foster entitlement but also how guilt can spark transformation.

Mrs Birling

In his political diatribe,Priestley presents Mrs Birling as a symbol of entrenched elitism and moral hypocrisy.Perhaps he intended to show how the bourgeoisie weaponize social status and maintain control while remaining blind to their own feelings.

Mr Birling

In his political diatribe,Priestley constructs the character of Mr Birling as a symbol of capitalist arrogance and self interest .Perhaps he intended to critisise the short sightedness of the upper class and their resistance to social change.

Gerald croft

In his didactic play,Priestley constructs Gerald to represent the illusion of respectability and moral deceit.Perhaps Priestley intended to show how the upper classes maintain power through superficial morality while still upholding exploitative systems.

The inspector

In his didactic play,Priestley consciously constructs the inspector as a vehicle for social responsibility.Perhaps he intended to expose the moral failings of capitalism,forcing the audience to reflect on their own complicity in systemic injustice .

Sheila

In his political diatribe,Priestley uses sheila to highlight a generational divide as sheila progresses and developes collective social conscience.Perhaps he intended to to encourage the younger generation to lead social reform and embrace socialist ideas.

The theme of selfishness

Preistley utilises the theme of selfishness as a metric to measure the adverse effects it can have on individuals especially the vulnerable in society.

The theme of responsibility and change

Sheila who was once cocooned in privilege has now undergone a metamorphosis into an activist for social injustice

Capitalism

In his didactic play,Priestley presents capitalism as an evil force that corrupts and destroys society leading to immortality and hypocrisy.Perhaps he intended to promote socialist views as as the altruistic antithesis to capitalistm.

Eva smith as a victim

In his political diatribe,Priestley constructs Eva smith as a microcosm for the oppressed female proletariat of 1912 society.Perhaps,he intended to use Eva as a vehicle to expose the destructive nature of a patriarchal capitalist society.