He cannot see that he did anything wrong when he fired Eva – he was just looking after his business interests. He wants to protect his reputation. We see that Mr and Mrs Birling are more embarrassed at being found out for their thoughtless treatment of Eva Smith rather than regretting what happened to her as a consequence. Mr Birling is more concerned with losing his knighthood than a young girl losing her life. Mrs Birling appears not to believe that someone like Eva, a 'lower class' person, could even have feelings, let alone need them taking into account.
Through the play the Inspector/Priestly tries to change Mr Birling/the audience’s minds about how they should treat others. The play is a way that Priestly gets his political views across. When Mr Birling was asked about Eva smith he said he knew what he had done but he didn’t feel any sympathy for the girl, “I can’t accept any responsibility.” Even though he knew
Priestley uses the play to show his ideas and beliefs on community welfare and outdated principals, he does this in many ways to manipulate his audience against their normal thoughts and behaviour so by the end of the play they see why things need to change. Priestley presents his idea that the concept of self-help is outdated and uses contrast between characters to illustrate this. In an Inspector Calls there is a clear contrast between Mr Birling, a middle class man, and Inspector Goole. The play was set in 1912, where the middle class wouldn’t have respected Goole as he was of the working class and was seen to be below them. Whereas the play was written in 1946 and in 1946 the middle class would have respected the police more as it was seen as a fairly respectable job.
Mr Birling is a vital part in how Priestly puts his message across to the nation. This is because Mr. Birling is pure capitalism, which shows how ignorant and bad capitalism really is. Mr Birling is an example of someone who has no sense what so ever of social responsibility or duty. Priestly wanted to use this play to show people that going back to how life was before World War 1 and 2 Is a bad move. He wants people to realize how much closer together the country was and how that going back to how it was with massive gaps within class difference was not a good thing.
It is a meeting from beyond the grave, which restores his faith in Dumbledore, that motivates Harry to accomplish his task. In "A Clockwork Orange", Alex is faced with a personal crisis when he is subjected to torture and ridicule from his previous victims, after he has been treated by Dr. Brodsky. This puts into question his own faith, which is something Alex has to face in the third section of the novel. Furthermore, the gang that Alex is a part of, consisting of his "droogs", also put faith into question, as they abandon Alex when he needs them the most, leading to his rehabilitation. Harry Potter, the central character to the Harry Potter series, has been noted for his bravery,
Comparative Government V for Vendetta 2/25/12 V for Vendetta The government tried to put a stop to V’s criminal yet heroic activities but they couldn’t seem to get the better of the man. The defense of the nation was entirely upon V’s back yet he proved his point any single time he wished. He was unstoppable, fueled by the ideals and thoughts of a society that wasn’t taken down by corruptness or greed; he wanted a society that was for the people, not a society for the chancellor. People for the most part tried to remain in a normal standard of living but the population grew scared as the chancellor became more powerful and turned into that of a dictator. V saw something in Evey no one else did, he saw
Mr. Richard Eugene Hickock is the other main character in this novel. He is the one who plans the robbing of the Clutter’s and says that they cannot leave any witnesses. One of the conflicts that he faces is that he starts to waver when it comes to carrying out the plan to actually kill the Clutter’s and he leaves it all to Smith and becomes a bystander to the murders. His strengths are that he is smooth-talking, always plans on making a buck, and that he is very self-assured. His weaknesses are that he has insecurities like he cannot support his first wife and children, that he has a sexual interest in young women including Nancy Clutter, and that he has not been able to achieve financial stability.
The fire chief is telling Montag, through literature, that he doesn’t care about anything Montag says because he believes in his ideas and he doesn’t respect Montag’s believes. Captain Beatty wants Montag to believe what he says, despite the fact that he does not want to live with according to what he is so firmly defending and with what he considers to be right. The contradiction of Beatty’s character gives Fahrenheit 451 a more radical turn as it compares self-censorship with the control of the government in society. The novel shows how technology, the lack of books and education can influence people and change culture. Captain Beatty is a clear example of wasted knowledge as he is influenced by society and the government.
Using character development and actions, Hosseini shows how guilt affects the way we act and how it makes an impact on others and those betrayed. Hassan and Amir have a great relationship, but one major mistake after another, Amir’s actions creates a non-amendable break in their relationship. Hassan is kind, understanding and most importantly loyal, but he is a Hazara. Being a Hazara means that they are usually servants and a class lower than the Pashtun Afghans. Amir on the other end is totally different, he is unwilling to sacrifice himself for the well-being of another.
Priestley exposed Birling as being a self interested capitalist whose lack of social conscience prevents him from learning the important lesson of social responsibility which constitutes the main message of the play. Birling is presented at the start of the play as being a social climber, a criticism of society's obsession of class and social hierarchy by priestly. He frequently name drops and refers to the Croft's wealth and success, and his own. At the celebration of his daughter Sheila's engagement party to Gerald Croft, he appears to care more of The Croft's aristocracy than his own daughters happiness which presents him as being a selfish man. Birling is also presented as being extremely opinionated.