How does Priestley present mr Birling at the start of An Inspector Calls?

Do you think this is ok. Please give any required suggestions and try and give it a grade: Priestley presented Mr Birling as dominant and influential in the play since he spoke the play's first lines. Likewise, this is significant as Arthur Birling was trying to impress Gerald. Could this potentially convey Mr Birling 's importance? In the stage directions, the furniture decreasing in size is a metaphor for the Birling family's decreasing sense of power/control as the play progresses. For example, in Act 2, a dining table was used, in Act 2, a fireplace was used and, finally, in Act 3, a small table with a telephone was used. Moreover, the fact that Arthur Birling has defiant capitalist views, suggests that he is only bothered about himself and not those in need of support or money. He shows no remorse or concern for his wrongful actions, unless they affect his social status. Furthermore, Mr Birling is portrayed as extremely narrow minded. Alternatively, the dramatic quote "unsinkable, absolutely unsinkable" is foreshadowing the Birling's sinking fate since Mr Birling is so certain that he knows of everything. Finally, the Birling family is conveyed as ignorant and selfish to put across interpretations of the 1912 upper classes and their significance/insignificance in socie compared to the lower classes and their grievances/troubles which are constantly on their minds.

Do you think this is ok. Please give any required suggestions and try and give it a grade: Priestley presented Mr Birling as dominant and influential in the play since he spoke the play's first lines. Likewise, this is significant as Arthur Birling was trying to impress Gerald. Could this potentially convey Mr Birling 's importance? In the stage directions, the furniture decreasing in size is a metaphor for the Birling family's decreasing sense of power/control as the play progresses. For example, in Act 2, a dining table was used, in Act 2, a fireplace was used and, finally, in Act 3, a small table with a telephone was used. Moreover, the fact that Arthur Birling has defiant capitalist views, suggests that he is only bothered about himself and not those in need of support or money. He shows no remorse or concern for his wrongful actions, unless they affect his social status. Furthermore, Mr Birling is portrayed as extremely narrow minded. Alternatively, the dramatic quote "unsinkable, absolutely unsinkable" is foreshadowing the Birling's sinking fate since Mr Birling is so certain that he knows of everything. Finally, the Birling family is conveyed as ignorant and selfish to put across interpretations of the 1912 upper classes and their significance/insignificance in socie compared to the lower classes and their grievances/troubles which are constantly on their minds.