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An Inspector Calls: How Effective Do You Find Priestley'S Presentation Of Arthur Birling?

How effective do you find Priestley’s presentation of Arthur Birling?

Those who have read ‘An Inspector Calls’ by J.B.Priestley will know how Priestly perceives Arthur Birling. Priestley puts all the worst qualities into one character. He made Birling:
1. A representative of the wealthier class. Birling thinks highly of himself. There is air about Birling that nobody, not even his own children, likes. He seems like he came from a poor background, and worked his way to the top (being a social climber), obviously making enemies on his way. He doesn’t want to go back down so he wants his children, his daughter especially, to marry someone of the upper class, which will...

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