Dramatic Devices in A J.B.Priestley’s play, An Inspector Calls :: English Literature

Dramatic Devices in An examiner CallsEssayThis book The Inspector calls is a gripping drama written by J.BPriesly, it deals with the many problems in the valet de chambre from famine, howminorities were treated and the underclass people. It also showsPrieslys view on the homeless and the poor. He served in the firstworld war and believed that the world should of wise(p) from itsmistakes but as it turns out it did not and that angered him. So afterthe Second World War he wrote the book Inspector calls. This bookuses the device of dramatic irany to portray his characters as not soclever and somewhat fools. It also has a lot of twists and turns andcliff hangers.The reason this book is successful sober on present is that Priesly has agood use of mystery and suspense in the book. Priesly uses the throng of a detective genre very well and also uses the enigmaelement. All the family members in there own way are responsible for(p) forthe death of Eva metalworker. For exemplification S heila got her fired from the onlygood job that she could bound just because the hat looked better on herand she thought that she was gaging at her. There was also MrBirling who fired her because she was one of the ringleaders thatstarted a return for higher wages. Eric used her for just a good time,as did Gerald. Eric further got her pregnant and offered her money butshe refused. When Eva Smith whent to the charity that Mrs Birlinworked at Eva Smith used the name Mrs Birlin which greatly angered thereal Mrs Birlin who used her square up to not give money to Eva Smith.The happen also uses dramatic irany well. For example when Mrs Birlinsaid The father should be responsible for the baby or when Mr Birlinsays The large.. absolutely unsinkable. Priesly uses dramaticirany to make the readers or the audience laugh and portray thecharacters as dim witted. Some more of the devices that made the play successful on stage arethe cliff hangers at the determination of the scenes or the a cts are successfuland entertaining. Some of the better cliff hangers that seemed goodare when at the end of the scene the Inspector is telling everyonethat they then had some part to play in the death of Eva Smith. Thereason its so effective is that its a clever cliff hanger that seemsto declare people hooked on what the family members have to do with the