inspector calls

Unsinkable, absolutely unsinkable

Arthur birling: dramatic irony and repition

unsinkable effect

the audience knows that the titanic has already sunk making birling appear foolish and arrogant. Priestley does this to destroy the audiences trust in capitalist upper class citizens

zoom: absolutely

an adverb making him sound overconfident and extreme. It reflects birlings blind faith in wealth business and status.

A man has to make his own way

Arthur birling: declarative statement and individualistic language

a man has to make his own way effect

Birling promotes selfish capitalism and rejects collective responsibility

zoom: own

possesive pronoun emphasises isolation and self interest. Birling believes peopel should only care about themselves.

community and all that nonsense

Arthur birling: dismissive language

community and all that nonsense effect

blirling mocks the idea of caring for others exposing his selfishness and moral ignorance

zoom: nonsense

the noun trivialises compassion and social unity. Prieslty presents birling as morally flawed

we are members of one body

Inspector: metaphor (inclusive pronoun)

we are members of one body effect

the metaphor suggests society is connnected, hurting one person harms everyone

zoom: one body

suggests unity equality and shared humanity. Priestley argues that society must work together

girls of that class —

sheila birling: classist language, demonstrative phrase

girls of that class effect

Shows how deeply class prejudice exists even among younger characters

zoom: that

the determiner creates distance and superiority implying that working class girls are irrelevant.

Public men mr birling have responsibilities as well as priviliges

Inspector: juxtaposition, direct address

public men mr birling have responsibilities as well as priviliges effect

the inspector challenges powerful upper class men and exposes abuse of privilige

zoom: priviliges

Highlights the unfair advantages enjoyed by wealthy businessmen

If men will not learn that lesson, they will be taught it in fire blood and anguish

Inspector: violent imagery, biblical tone

If men will not learn that lesson they will be taught in fire blood and anguish effect

creates a threatening warning about what happens when society ignores responsibility and inequality

zoom: fire blood and anguish

the tricolon builds intensity and reflect suffering caused by war and social division