Explore how Birling and the Inspector represent “opposite ideological points of view”? Priestley uses his characters and opposite ideological points of view throughout the play to convey to the audience how people’s political and social views differed through society. A major theme is responsibility; Priestley is interested in our personal responsibility for our own actions and our collective responsibility to society. The play explores the effect of class, age and sex on people's attitudes to responsibility, and shows how prejudice can prevent people from acting responsibly. Mr. Birling is a microcosm of higher class business men in the period the play was set.
William Shakespeare and Reginald Rose both use dramatic techniques to make the audience question the world they live in. They achieve this with how they change things like setting and tone which can be a massive eye opener to viewers (about the world we live in today) as the two plays reveal things like racism, justice and sexism. Both plays challenge audiences views on racism. Racism is a key part in both plays showing different societies and peoples (as individuals) views about other race, background and religion. Viewers watching this can see this seemingly made obvious feature of the play may then be able to see something similar happening in real life or relate to it.
Throughout the novel we see examples of characters knowing their place and acting accordingly, however we also see examples of the opposite which leads us to question what kind of society Austen was, in fact, trying to depict through the novel 'Pride and Prejudice'. During the years in which the novel is set (1796-1797) there was a severe class divide that affected the lives of everybody in England. We see this prominently in 'Pride and Prejudice' as it is central to the plot. These class divisions were rooted in family connections and wealth and were very difficult to change, unless you married into wealth or inherited it. As a result of this, social mobility was limited at this time and people socialised in small circles, with only those of a similar class.
Because of racism's place in society, and the way that it has woven itself through politics, and displays of social queue alike, it is understandable how one might compare it to a drama or even just one big angry monologue between an antagonist and protagonist. In the United States, and likely all over the world, it is evident that social status plays a huge role in society. Social status can be determined by your job, the amount of things you own, the car your drive, how beautiful you are, or sadly - by your skin color. Typically, when people are of a certain social status or are wishing to become a member of a social status, they feel obligated to treat other people a certain way to maintain or create their status and a sense of approval and acceptance among peers. Such behavioral patterns can be labeled as social scripts because society gives you a role, and you are expected to act it out to keep things how they are "supposed to be", much like in a drama on stage.
Since the beginning of civilizations there as always been social stratification or an arrangement in social classes. For instance, there would be the lower class, middle class and of course upper class. Then there is also social inequality. Based on documents from 1000 B.C.E through 465 B.C.E, I can analyze the causes of, and responses to, social inequality during the Classical Age, as well as explaining how one’s status within society influenced one’s perspective of events in that society. Some of the causes included, the extreme power to a single leader, and the desire for power, while some responses would be hatred towards the leader and hard work to stay alive, all depending on one’s perspective due to their status in a society.
People judge other people due to their dress, their skin color, the way they talk, their hair style or the music they listen to and gather these individuals into a view called a stereotype. People who differ from the majority in any given society are deemed different and are viewed that way by the majority of a society. Labeling Theory deals with this notion of stereotypes as it relates to a societies definition of deviance. "Deviance is not a quality of the act the person commits, but rather a consequence of the application by others of rules and sanctions to an offender. The deviant is one to whom that label has successfully been applied; deviant behavior is behavior that people so label."
Keller knew how Paul’s music would sound like and crushed Paul’s smugness about his ability, which was less accomplished than he believed. Paul thought of it as an insult and a waste of his time, as reflected by his strong opinion expressed with frustration to his father after the first lesson that, “He practically broke my arm… He’s a sadist,” when he complained to his parents. Knowing that Paul was an arrogant teenager who had been praised too much, Keller tried to teach him more than just the mastery of the piano, but how his attitude should be. Although Paul did not receive Keller’s message, later on he realized how much Keller had taught
Back in the 1600s Shakespeare wrote plays that would specifically please the Monarch, as there was more pressure to gain acceptance; his comical plays would restore Social Class in the form of marriage. Abigail's Party fails to follow this structure that is used even in modern plays and films, which is why I refer to it as a Social Tragedy, where the social class was broken. Like in Shakespeare's Tragedy 'Romeo and Juliet' the two lovers are married, then torn apart by death as a consequence of a conflicting social class, this can be loosely mirrored in Abigail's Party. A typical example within the play of an unhappy marriage would involve Beverly and Lawrence. Though they are married, which implies a certain amount of love and a strong relationship, they seem to fail at every part of the stereotypical marriage.
As the political Ida of capitalism has corrupted the Birling family, Priestly shows the audience how the inspector, the voice of socialism, constantly out-wits the birling’s. This therefore appeals to the audience as within today’s society there are still large segregations between what political ideology people choose to believe in. In conclusion I feel that the play “an inspector calls” creates lasting appeal as it interests today’s audience within all aspects of life, and how morals and ideas portrayed within the ply can be compared to peoples everyday situations. As political ideology as the largest theme within the play, today’s society are interested not just in today’s politics, but how morals and politics shaped the world previous to their
Sidney Katz, the author of the article “The Importance of Being Beautiful”, reveals his bias over beautiful people by claiming that physical attractiveness can affect success in many aspects of people’s lives. The argument is not convincing enough because situations given are over-generalized and they happen very rear in the real life. According to the article, people with appealing physical appearance get much more opportunities than less attractive ones when it comes to socializing, schoolwork, and job-hunting etc. Even employees would think highly of pretties and bank clerks tend to give more credits to people with an elegant look. By further explanation of the halo/horns effect, the author gains some persuasion but yet the illustration and examples given do not apply to all situations.