Not everyone is guilty, but should be shamed for it

Gennaro 2022-03-28 09:01:12

There are millions and millions of Eva Smiths and John Smiths still left with us, with their lives and hopes and fears, their suffering and chance of happiness aa intertwined with our lives, and what we think, and say, and do. We don' t live alone upon this earth. We are responsible for each other.
The sheriff wanted to use this sentence to wake up the family. The story is quite satisfactory so far, but the story began to reverse after the sheriff left. After a quarrel and blaming that only the son committed the crime and everyone else just deserved the shame, smart as a son-in-law, guessed that it was a fake sheriff and that Eva Smith was not dead. When everything was confirmed, the parents and son-in-law of the family began to revel, leaving only the daughter and son with a solemn expression on their faces, while Eva Smith really committed suicide.
It is probably not an exaggeration to say that this is the moment to test human nature. No one got their hands dirty, but everyone contributed to Eva's death, including the fake sheriff. I still remember when I was a child watching TV and liked to ask my father whether this person was good or bad, my father said it was hard to tell. At that time, I divided the world into black and white. When I grew up, I realized that maybe gray is the main tone.
She dismissed the female worker who was on strike. She was upset and deliberately complained to the female store clerk. She had an affair. She suspected that the person who came to ask for help was a liar and refused to give alms. Each of these things is very realistic even if I look at it now. When these were linked together and resulted in the suicide of a woman, everyone involved looked regretful, as if they were all wrong. Only the son, who was really involved in the crime, finally said he was going to find Eva. Some people are really repenting, while others are just worried about their future.

View more about An Inspector Calls reviews

Extended Reading

An Inspector Calls quotes

  • Arthur Birling: [about his workers] If you don't come down hard on some of these people, they'll soon be asking for the earth.

    Gerald Croft: [obsequiously] That's right.

    The Inspector: They might. But it's better to ask for the earth than to take it.

  • [last lines]

    Arthur Birling: [hanging up the phone] A girl has died. Suicide. A police inspector is on his way to ask us some questions.