An Inspector Calls (Heinemann Plays For 14-16+)

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One Eva Smith has gone… but there are millions and millions of Eva Smiths and John Smiths still left with us, with their lives, their hopes and fears, their suffering and chance of happiness, all intertwined with our lives, with what we think and say and do. The interesting thing, it occurred to me, is that they would never be able to do this if they knew which people were going to die.

His breakthrough came with the immensely popular novel The Good Companions, published in 1929, and Angel Pavement followed in 1930. This is one of the most satisfyingly riveting plays i have ever read, seen in the theatre (three times), watched in film (Alastair Sims, goodness only knows how many times) listened to on the radio and now I have an audiobook version. He is apparently there to conduct an enquiry into the suicide of a girl, Eva Smith, who has been admitted into the infirmary after drinking disinfectant.

Weder arbeitschutzrechtliche Gesetze noch soziale Hilfestellungen waren gegeben, um den benachteiligten Personen dieser Zeit Unterstützung und Sicherheit zu gewährleisten, und der Fall der jungen Frau die sich wegen diesen Umständen umgebracht hat, ist nur ein Exempel von vielen in dieser Zeit nach 1900 herum (hier genau 1912).

The thrill and ominous tension had me on the edge of the seat even though I've already seen the 2015 TV movie adaptation. Die Hintergrundgeschichten der einzelnen Familienmitglieder sind eigene kleine Geschichten, erzählt von den Verhörten wie in einer Rückschau auf einen entfernten schrecklichen Traum, dessen Konsequenzen sie sich erst jetzt bewusst werden, auch wegen des aktuellen Erkenntnisgewinnes, was die anderen verbrochen haben, egal ob es für ihre Handlungen juristische oder "nur" moralische Gesetze gibt. Oh when the story unravels and we see how each member of the family have secrets about this girl to spill, then this is like watching lambs to the slaughter. Into this cosy scene intrudes the harsh figure of a police inspector investigating the suicide of a young working-class woman. However, I actually really enjoy it, Priestly is a genius and the things that he covers in this play is amazing.This becomes evident when the audience learns that his mother, Lady Croft, disapproves of Sheila as a potential wife for her son. His earliest books included The English Comic Characters (1925), The English Novel (1927), and English Humour (1928). By the end of the play each character has reacted according to their temperament, whether they have found the events a sobering experience, or intend to put the revelations and offer of a new way of thinking behind them. It has been a perennial favourite, being translated and produced all over the world, and a film of it from 1954 starring Alistair Sim is still popular. It is in fact the simplicity of his work that creates such an appeal, because it touches more at the heart of humanity and society.

This gripping play offers a powerful commentary on society’s moral fabric and the consequences of our actions on others.

Inspector Goole weist eine besondere Art der "Kampfeslust" auf, seine "Abrissbirnen-Mentalität" zerstört jede Mauer des psychologischen Widerstandes seiner Verhörten. Nach einer Familienfeier eines reichen Unternehmers, der zur Verlobung seiner Tochter mit dem Sohn eines anderen Unternehmers seinen Segen ausspricht, kommt unerwartet hoher Besuch eines Kriminalpolizeibeamten.