n’t object to my girl - feels you might have done better for yourself socially.Page 8The above quote most definitely shows the snobbish side of Mr. Birling and how he wants to be a part of the Crofts and he will then be well known and maybe get onto the honors list. The inspector is used in this play as really a base and also to bring out the upper class snobbery of the family. He is shown as a poor, arrogant man and he doesn’t care about the classing system. This makes him very strong and he can then bring out his thoughts without any hesitation to the family. The inspector is also for some reason a very good detective in a very unusual way. He doesn’t really ask many questions but literally persuades the family to come out with the truth, almost psychologically. He goes out quickly. Inspector turns to Mrs. Birling.Inspector: Mrs. Birling, you’re a member- a prominent member- of the Brumley women’s charity organization, aren’t you? (She then confesses) page 42The inspector tells the reader that this family are not what you think, A saying says that with power comes responsibility. The inspector tells us that This family’s actions abused their powerr and proved to be very irresponsible.The inspector gives the reader a new view of the characters in the story and therefore J.B. Priestley has succeeded in his mission to show that social injustice was a bad thing and through the story puts more sympathy over to the dead young girl. This making more hatred towards the Birling family and others involved with the incident. ...
