First of all, from the perspective of materiality and personal interests, the emergency handling of Mr and Mrs Arthur Birling is unbearable. Calling a model is at least normal. Goole came to visit, and the whole family was polite but indifferent to entertain the inspector. As a public figure, Mr Birling is obviously very good at dealing with this kind of thing - "It'll be something about a warrent", and Mrs Birling didn't plan to go into the dining room to see Goole at first, I guess he thought it must be similar to a warrant thing. The plot begins to develop gradually, and the whole family understands the real purpose of Goole's visit - the death of Eva Smith. Apparently, Mr and Mrs Arthur Birling and their would-be son-in-law, Gerald, whom they admire so much, thought more about the bad social reputation that Eva's suicide would bring to themselves and their family, and perhaps a little bit of guilt. To blame, it is estimated that it is also due to Goole’s eloquent and good manners. After all, everyone always only considers their own interests in the final analysis. Human nature is so cruel, what does the life and death of that unlucky girl have to do with me? Therefore, when Goole left, the whole family (mainly Mr and Mrs Arthur Birling and their prospective son-in-law Gerald, whom they admired very much) suddenly came back to their senses and learned through various channels that there is no such a Goole, and there is no girl who committed suicide. At that time, the whole family rejoiced, and life seemed to return to its previous trajectory. The girl's suicide was just the ripples of a stone thrown into the lake, and it was over in an instant.
But I believe that the main purpose of the director and screenwriter is to satirize this kind of solipsism. Judging from the reactions of Sheila and Eric, two greenhouse flowers that have not been deeply immersed in the material world, Goole's The interview really played a role. With Goole's step-by-step description of Eva Smith's tragic life, the two children sincerely sympathized with this miserable girl and mourned her tragic life. Even after Goole left and the whole family knew they had been tricked, the two were still thinking. Eric wanted to try to alleviate his guilt by going out to find Eva and turning himself in at the police station. material family.
What is the purpose of Goole's visit? Inform the event? punish? The former seems to be too superficial, just letting the Birling family know that Eva's death is related to them; the latter seems to be too serious, the whole family did not receive any real punishment, although the film does not arrange what will happen after the real detective visits, but I believe that. With the status of Mr Birling, he can completely hold the development of the situation, at most admit his mistakes to the public, and the award of the title may be postponed, but it is just so. So it's more likely that Goole came with the purpose of awakening a conscience, although only from Sheila and Eric.
Who the hell is Goole? Some people say that it is God, which is judged from the meaning of the word Goole. So the question is, since it is God, God is undoubtedly omnipotent, why did God only awaken the conscience of the two children, why did God clearly predict Eva's death but did not help? I. . . Personally, Goole is more inclined to be the god of death, who can only watch, but cannot change anything, or should not make any changes. I suddenly remembered the words of Kafka on the seaside, although the existence of every individual in the world is hard and lonely, we are inseparably connected in terms of the prototype of memory. . .
View more about An Inspector Calls reviews
