An Inspector Calls

Right from the start and basically throughout the whole thing, pay close attention to his reactions to whenh he finds out about Eva’s death and how he cares more about his reputation and the knighthood he was destined for and also his reactions to any new information that the inspector brings to them.

Thanks. How is this making him a dislikable character?

Where in an Inspector Calls is Mr Birling shown as a dislikeable character?

Like I said, he seems more concerned about his reputation than the fact that he has played a role in the suicide of a young woman. He comes across as insensitive and even maybe inhumane and at the end he hasn’t seemed to learn his lesson.

Could i mention about how mr birling fires eva smith? Would this show he is a dislikeable character?

Could i mention about how mr birling fires eva smith? Would this show he is a dislikeable character?

Yes it could show that he is more concerned about the amount of money his business makes and less concerned about how his workers are being treated. This treatment ultimately played a part in Eva’s suicide and he seems even more dislikeable because he doesn’t take responsibility for his actions. (“Still I cant accept any responsibility”)

for my essay, i have to explore a moment in the play where birling is shown as a dislikebable chacter. But what ONE moment in the play can i write a lot about?

I’d definitely say when the inspector confronts Birling about his role in Eva’s suicide and how Birling seems to defend his actions and not accept responsibility.

Here’s some quotes to help you create some points from this part of the play:
“Still, I cant accept any responsibility. If we were all responsible for everything that happened to everybody we’d had anything to do with, it would be very awkward wouldn’t it?”
“It’s my duty to keep labour costs down”
He says to Eric “it’s about time you learnt to face a few responsibilities” (shows irony)
“I’ve told you all I know - and it doesn’t seem to me very important”
Sheila says to Birling “But these girls aren’t cheap labour - they’re people”

hi thanks a lot. If the the question is asking to explore a moment, can i still mention other section of the play at the same time?

You should be able to link to them as long as you don't make that the focus of your essay

thanks and how could i mention the way its written or the punctuation with this quote:
Still, I can't accept any responsibility. If we were all responsible for everything that happened to everybody we'd had anything to do with, it would be very awkward, wouldn't it?

"Still." - Excusing himself.
"I"=Personal pronoun. Selfish. Self centered.
"If we were all...": Pronoun 'we'. Trying to enforce his ideas onto everyone.
His need to assert himself is emphasised by how he repeats himself, dismissing other people's words, and “wouldn't it” makes his own statements seem obvious, matter of fact, that there is no other opinion.
The commas suggest that certain parts of his speech are afterthoughts that he's adding in to affirm his ideas.
Contradicts the Inspectors message: “Public men, Mr Birling, have their responsibilities as well as their privileges.” "We are members of one body"

"Still." - Excusing himself.
"I"=Personal pronoun. Selfish. Self centered.
"If we were all...": Pronoun 'we'. Trying to enforce his ideas onto everyone.
His need to assert himself is emphasised by how he repeats himself, dismissing other people's words, and “wouldn't it” makes his own statements seem obvious, matter of fact, that there is no other opinion.
The commas suggest that certain parts of his speech are afterthoughts that he's adding in to affirm his ideas.
Contradicts the Inspectors message: “Public men, Mr Birling, have their responsibilities as well as their privileges.” "We are members of one body"

Really good points!! ^

Just adding on also, the rhetorical question at the end suggests that Birling wants everyone to agree with him so he doesn’t look like he’s the only one in the wrong (sort of taking away the responsibility from only himself in a way).

"Still." - Excusing himself.
"I"=Personal pronoun. Selfish. Self centered.
"If we were all...": Pronoun 'we'. Trying to enforce his ideas onto everyone.
His need to assert himself is emphasised by how he repeats himself, dismissing other people's words, and “wouldn't it” makes his own statements seem obvious, matter of fact, that there is no other opinion.
The commas suggest that certain parts of his speech are afterthoughts that he's adding in to affirm his ideas.
Contradicts the Inspectors message: “Public men, Mr Birling, have their responsibilities as well as their privileges.” "We are members of one body"