An Inspector Calls by J. B. Priestley (Book Analysis)

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This engaging summary presents an analysis of An Inspector Calls by J. B. Priestley, in which the enigmatic Inspector Goole arrives at the Birling household to question each member of the family about their connections to Eva Smith, a young woman who has just committed suicide. After proving that all of them are in some way responsible for her death, the inspector leaves, and the family makes a series of enquiries that seem to imply that no such death has taken place. However, just as they are beginning to convince themselves that it was all a trick, the phone rings again, and they are informed that a police officer is on his way to ask them some questions about a girl who has just died... An Inspector Calls is J. B. Priestley's best-known play, and explores the weighty themes of prejudice, collective responsibility and the nature of time itself.

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