An Inspector Calls by JB Priestley

John Boynton Priestley was a socialist. An Inspector Calls is a useful vehicle for expressing Priestley's view of the 'ills' of British capitalist society at the time the play was written, in comparison to his own socialist ideology, and his hopes for the future of socialism and the end of the class system in British society. Priestley was born in Yorkshire on the 13th of September 1894 and died at the age of eighty-nine in 1984. The …

…and women alike, regardless of class, and a solid moral framework of behaviour centred around mutual respect and consideration. This lesson in moral values is still as relevant today as it was back then. Some of the issues may have changed, for example; globalisation, ecological questions, International terrorism. However, others issues remain; inequality, poverty in developing countries. People should still consider very carefully the possible consequences of their actions, both for themselves and for others.