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Moskitto
19th November 2001, 21:49
This is an excelant play by a liberal socialist criticising the capitalist society which existed at the begining of the century.

It criticises the lifestyle of the family who use their positions in the community to each destroy the life of a girl who has commited suicide. After examining the situation most of them decide that nothing has really happened because the inspector was a freud and they didn't think they mistreated the same girl. Although they had still done some wrong things they are unable to accept any guilt. But right at the end they find out they will have to be questioned again by a real inspector.

The same thing still happens today, we ignore the plight of those in the poorest countries and give little regard to them on the basis that "It doesn't happen in our country so everything is good." Just life the family who don't understand that things are bad because "It isn't happening to us."

revolutionary spirit
19th November 2001, 23:18
Yeah i have read this book also,but who was the 'inspector' and why did he bother himself to make the example to the birlings??

Moskitto
20th November 2001, 19:59
we did a coursework assignment on it about a year ago (it was my best coursework mark as a B+.) On of the suggestions as to what he was was "The iceburg that sunk the Birling family ship." I noticed it was a criticism of capitalism then but I knew for sure when I saw one of my friends in the year below me with a worksheet which explains the anti-capitalism in the play in further depth.

Reuben
21st November 2001, 14:09
I also did it last year as an oral coursework assignment and also got a B+. Great play and polemic against the lifestyle of the ruling class, and the consequences of this lifestyle.

TheGranma
21st November 2001, 21:43
The Inspector is Social Conscience.
That is my perception of it because he brings home to the Birling family what their greed and opressive nature and lifestyle can do to the lower classes. This is my favourite play I have ever read. It has been made into a film, but I would love to see a modern day film on it. Give it to David Fincher, it would be great.

Zippy
23rd November 2001, 12:18
I had to study this when i was 14, but i never understood it in any great detail. I may still have it around the house actually .....

Zippy.

revolutionary spirit
24th November 2001, 12:35
Ah lads i'm sorry to say but in my course work i got an A for it,B+ being my lowest in English all year lol.No one likes a smart ass do thay??lol

Moskitto
25th November 2001, 16:52
Quote: from revolutionary spirit on 1:35 pm on Nov. 24, 2001
Ah lads i'm sorry to say but in my course work i got an A for it,B+ being my lowest in English all year lol.No one likes a smart ass do thay??lol

I'm better at maths and science than english though.

My brother's better at english and stuff like that.

martinmc
26th November 2001, 08:29
It's one of my favourite plays. Granma is right The Inspector is the conscience of the family. Great b&w movie as well.

revolutionary spirit
26th November 2001, 19:39
the film had a very different ending that tha of the book,which was stupid.