'An Inspector Calls': Context(s) - DystopiaJunkie GCSE English Literature Revision

[@chrisgalvin1764]

As someone who is just about to start studying " An Inspector Calls", I found this very useful in helping me to understand different aspects of the play through the context, which brought up points that I had not thought of before.

[@DystopiaJunkie]

I'm glad the context shed light on the play for you - hopefully my other AIC videos will further enhance your study of the play too! 😁

[@daniellechad5748]

theese are so helpful please do Macbeth and Jekyll and Hyde

[@DystopiaJunkie]

Hi Danielle - please check out my 'The Build-Up to the 2020 GCSE Exams' video. I go over what videos I'll be making between now and the exams this summer! 😊

[@canabsamatar1883]

Could you please make sure that the whole book is finished by december x sorry if this is annoying

[@ggggggg00785]

Does anyone know what the inspector calls question was on 2023 paper???

[@Galapheus]

Could you argue that the inspector is above upper class, as if he is the “ghoul” that brings judgement over the higher classes?

[@DystopiaJunkie]

That's a cool idea, but "above" might be a bit of a push. Him wearing a "plain darkish suit" suggests he isn't the Birlings' equal in terms of wealth, let alone their superior, while him being in a skilled professional job probably puts him below Mr Birling (business owner). You could maybe say that he's a "ghoul" that sits OUTSIDE of class boundaries, though, and serves to remind the audience that nobody is "above the law".

[@Galapheus]

@@DystopiaJunkie thank you 🙏🙏very helpful

[@Gunslingerian]

hes still active in comments???

[@evamarcou3299]

Thankyou so much!

[@DystopiaJunkie]

You're welcome! Glad to be able to help!

[@mollytasmin8600]

Please do War of the Worlds/Lord of the Flies at some point! :))

[@DystopiaJunkie]

It'll be tough, Molly - I don't even remember the last time I read either of those! But I'll see what I can do (can't make any promises though - I want to get ACC and R+J and Macbeth done too)!

[@laibanadeem7811]

I DONT GET THE BRUMLEY PART CAN ANYONBE PLZ EXLAIN?

Living legend,

[@sharshar_6658]

THANK YOU SO MUCH!

[@FootnotesToPlato]

Wait Brumley doesn't mean Birmingham? here we all call Birmingham Brumley?

[@DystopiaJunkie]

Ooh that's interesting - where's 'here', if you don't mind me asking? Birmingham is often called Brum, but I've never heard it be called Brumley before (and I've been living in Birmingham for the last 18 months)!

[@FootnotesToPlato]

is there some way to say that an author zooms out and shows how common the situation is, like in a language paper i told a horrific story of police brutality then gave a statistic saying '[name] was one of 11 to die in Detroit in that weekend's riots]'. If there is a technique for that I could write about Brumley as well as 'there are millions of Eva smiths and john smiths' showing that this is a personification of society rather than one extreme story.

[@FootnotesToPlato]

@@DystopiaJunkie Selly oaks in Birmingham, someone from Birmingham is a Brummer, Birmingham is Brum and the more central area near Selfridges is Brumley

[@FootnotesToPlato]

@@DystopiaJunkie Maybe that just my families expression

[@DystopiaJunkie]

Ooh that's really interesting (and as if you're in Selly!!) - I'll have to see if some of my friends who have been around here for longer call it that. I wonder if that's because the city centre is a bit more built up and so it's almost a joke about it being a bit 'fancy'? Certainly it's a very very specific piece of regional slang!

[@aIienn]

who is here because of their English teacher lmao.

[@queensawayama6773]

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