Arthur Birling
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Arthur Birling is a wealthy, self-satisfied industrialist and patriarch whose complacent capitalist views are sharply challenged in J.B. Priestley’s play "An Inspector Calls."
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| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Arthur Birling canonical | 1 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
dramatic character
ⓘ
fictional character ⓘ |
| appearsIn | An Inspector Calls NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| aspiration | to receive a knighthood ⓘ |
| attitude |
dismissive of social responsibility
ⓘ
hostile to socialism ⓘ |
| authorNationality | British ⓘ |
| belief |
that a man has to mind his own business
ⓘ
that community responsibility is unimportant ⓘ |
| businessInterest | Birling and Company NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| changeOverPlay | shows little genuine remorse ⓘ |
| characterTrait |
arrogant
ⓘ
complacent ⓘ materialistic ⓘ self-satisfied ⓘ socially conservative ⓘ |
| child |
Eric Birling
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Sheila Birling NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflictWith | Inspector Goole NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| createdBy | J. B. Priestley NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| dramaticFunction |
foil to the Inspector
ⓘ
represents older generation attitudes ⓘ symbol of capitalist ideology ⓘ |
| dramaticTechnique | used for dramatic irony ⓘ |
| firstAppearance | Act One of An Inspector Calls NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| genreOfWork |
morality play
ⓘ
social drama ⓘ |
| ideology | individualism ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| medium | stage play ⓘ |
| nationality | British ⓘ |
| notableLine |
"A man has to make his own way"
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"The way some of these cranks talk and write now, you’d think everybody has to look after everybody else" ⓘ |
| occupation |
businessman
ⓘ
industrialist ⓘ |
| politicalView | capitalist ⓘ |
| reactionToInspector | concerned more about scandal than morality ⓘ |
| relationship | future father-in-law of Gerald Croft ⓘ |
| roleInWork | patriarch of the Birling family ⓘ |
| setting | Brumley NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| socialClass | upper middle class ⓘ |
| socialStatus | former Lord Mayor of Brumley ⓘ |
| spouse | Sybil Birling NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| symbolizes | self-interest of the upper classes ⓘ |
| themeAssociation |
class inequality
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generational conflict ⓘ social responsibility ⓘ |
| timePeriod | Edwardian era NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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