An Inspector Calls

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Calum Smith Audio book, Audioble. Borrowbox apple and android stores must have libary card.
Rowan C hi, i know this was asked 2 years ago but i thought i would answer! so i studied this play in school, so we went into quite a lot of depth! basically,…morehi, i know this was asked 2 years ago but i thought i would answer! so i studied this play in school, so we went into quite a lot of depth! basically, there is a lot of different theories, but my personal favourite is that the inspector is some kind of supernatural being from the future, (i know, it sounds far fetched but hear me out haha) so the play is set in 1912, and when the inspector talks about man learning through blood and fire etc, he could be referring to ww1 which hasnt happened yet. also the name 'Goole' could be a reference to 'ghoul'. this is probably the most popular theory, and especially the more recent film leans toward this idea of the inspector being not human, and that is why he says all this before she dies(less)

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