He speaks carefully, weightily, and has a disconcerting habit of looking hard at the person he addresses before actually speaking to them." ... She's here in Brumley too." meaning that there is no point in hiding her from it, she is living in the 'real world' as well, and needs to learn the lesson just as much as the rest of the family. ...
Birling's feelings are summed up in the last sentence of his speech before the Inspector arrives, A man has to mind his own business and look after himself and his own'. ... He does this confidently because he is very sure of his facts before he arrives. ... Inspector Goole, whether a real Inspector or not, is Priestley's instrument for teaching the moral lesson in the play. ... This lesson is learnt well by the younger generation but not at all by the older generation, the Birling parents. ... Birling, represent the values of the Capitalist Empire that have refused to le...
After the inspector's visit we can see which of the characters have learned their lesson from what the inspector has said and which are in denial, clinging their old beliefs and showing no sense of remorse. ... Despite finding out that no girl had died that day, from the infirmary, she still feels regretful for what she has done. ... The family eventually find out that a girl has committed suicide, shortly after being told by the infirmary that no girl had died that day. ... Before the inspector arrives, she appears to be a very playful and lively person. ... Before the inspector arrive...
Just before the Inspector leaves he turns the blame onto the whole of society by mentioning that the problem did not lie with just Eva Smith and one particular family, but it was the 'millions and millions and millions of Eva Smiths and John Smiths still left with us... intertwined with our lives.' ...
