In general it is obvious that there is no reason for the assumption that the inspector's behaviour is normal.
Which of the two (the Inspector and Mr Birling) represents the author Explain.
I think the author represents the inspector. I think so because this is the only explanation for him writing such a drama. The author wants the reader to think about the responbility of people even if they aren't guilty in legal sense. He wants to make clear peoples' dependence on so called more important people and people with more influence. I also think he wants to accuse employees' social rights in Great Britain at the beginning of the 20th century. He does that by using a - for our today's view - small reason for having the employer Mr Birling discharge Eva Smith. The dependence on people with more influence is clearly shown by having Sheila just say one word to make the fashion shop owner discharge the so called Eva. With Gerald's affair with Sheila he shows the arrogance of rich people towards poor people and with Mrs Birling's denying Eva's trying to get welfare for having a baby makes clear the not existing moral in the upper class. All in one it just must be the inspector who is represented by the author. Otherwise the author wouldn't have written the drama if he had wanted to justify the Birling family's behaviour.
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Homework English .
May 25th, 2000 .
Answer the questions 1 to 3. .
Which member of the Birling family changed his attitude the most as a result of the Inspector's visit Which person changed his attitude the least State the attitude at the beginning and at the end.
I think the member that changed his attitude the most is Sheila because she has turned from being quite arrogant to feeling as responsible as everyone in the Birling family should feel. She is already at the end of act I beginning to try to make clear to the others that they will accuse themselves but the others don't believe.