Priestly starts presenting the Birlings by ordering some stage directions. Immediately we know Arthur Birling is a factory owner who was done well, when J.B. Priestly writes ‘belonging to a prosperous manufacturer.’ The reader can tell again he is well off when the writer says that the general effect should be heavily comfortable. He gives very precise stage directions, to go exactly the effect he wants. The fact it should not be cosy and homelike could almost help describe the atmosphere, and that the house is tasteless and not much effort has been put in to make it a home. The direction for the lighting to be ‘pink and intimate’ before the inspector arrives, then ‘bright and harsh’ when he is there helps the shift of tone, as each family member feels like a spotlight has been turned on them when he begins asking questions.
The audience realize what Birling doesn’t - things are changing. Old Birling thinks his capitalist kind will rule society forever, he speaks of ’The Titanic -unsinkable’ and also says there won’t be a war, A few German officers talking nonsense. This is prophetic irony as the audience see a character wrongly predicting the future. The structure of the play is like a classical drama with time, place and action all taking place at once, easy for Priestley to get his manage across to the audience. The setting of act one is deliberately rich and luxuries with Author Birling, Sybil Birling, Sheila Birling, Eric Birling and Gerald Croft, all sat round the table and then there’s a nock at he door.
She disapproves those who have less; despite the fact she stands nowhere near as polite. Later on, as Pip begins his journey in transforming his life for the better, he retains the wrong information about what being a gentleman really means. Pip’s brother in law, Joe Gargery, who always remained one of the few sympathetic characters in the novel, pays Pip a visit in London. Embarrassed by Joe’s lack of manners, Pip appears detached, provoking Joe to part somewhat abruptly, asserting that “divisions among such men may come, and must be met as they come” (2.27.248). Pip’s life greatly reshapes, and in doing so, discomfits the people around him.
He also argues how NAFTA will expand the split of society more, which is making the private sectors richer and the poorer more poor. He stated how most people, even those who were in favor of NAFTA, agree that it will lower the incomes of the majority and benefit the private sectors, mainly the big corporations. He offers several analyses by many
If a wealthy person wants to give some of his wealth to other people, then that is his right. However, the act of a government taking his wealth to redistribute it to those that did not earn it is nothing more than the actions of looters. The current attitude of the American people is nothing more than the indolent masses leeching off the labor of the hero capitalists via confiscatory taxes and social transfer programs. These looters and moochers take the wealth that they never earned. Money and wealth are virtues, and the man who has them is virtuous.
After reading some of the tutorials in this article I wondered how many of these people gave it all they had. I think what made the middle class so great in its day was the fact that most of the folks in this income bracket made donations to the rest of society. Without a strong and healthy middle class we are just left with the rich and the poor. The rich try to convince the rest of us that if you work hard enough you too can be a CEO. And the poor know better.
The problem in today’s government is that they worked very well with the top class and not so much the lower and middle class. The government tends to favor the top class over all the others, and that isn’t right because they have everything all ready and don’t need to work to survive, unlike the people that need to sell their labor to survive in this nation. The top 400 richest people together on tax returns make average around 202 million. That is a crazy amount of money, think of all the better things it could go towards, homeless people, school system, Medicare/Medicade, and getting rid of the huge debt that America has sunken them selves into. Another huge issue is the whole unemployment rate.
You cannot do anything unless you have money; your lifestyle is determined by how much money you have and the most famous people in the world are by no coincidence the richest people in the world. The world we live in, have always lived in, and will always live in will be determined by who controls the money. Also, by rule, the more money you have in the bank, the more the bank will give to you. It seems like the banks are scared of those with all the money in a way, it’s almost as if the people with the money have the power? In this essay I will discuss how this statement is widely recognised as fact, however how it may have less value in today’s society than for example 100 years ago, and how in some cases it may not be so, and if so how it could alter the future?
Gatsby says, “I can’t say anything in his house, old sport” (?). Gatsby does have money, but it isn’t the kind that allows him into Daisy’s world. Tom knows that his wealth gives him a lot of power and influence and this is what lures Daisy into marrying him. In describing Tom’s wealth Nick says,” His family was enormously wealthy- even in college his freedom with money was a matter for reproach” (6). This wealth and power makes him believe he should get whomever he chooses.
We are so concerned with what we have to say or what we are upset about that we don’t listen to the other persons input. When a problem arises in a relationship you have to solve it together. You can’t try and fix it yourself because it just won’t work. The lack of communication can also lead to other reasons relationships fail, like cheating. Cheating is a symptom of lack of respect and communication.