JB Priestley wrote the play 'An Inspector Calls' in 1945 and set it in 1912. These dates are both relevant because he wrote the his play in a world emerging from the Second World War, at a time when people were beginning to feel nostalgic for the First World War, Priestley used his play to try to show people that the idea of ​​a community in 1912 was being gradually swept away by the upper classes and that. the world needed to change rather than return to the selfish society that existed in pre-war England. Through his work Priestley tried to convey a message to the public, that we could not continue to be obsessed with ourselves ourselves and that we needed to change our political views. He used the Birling family as an example of the capitalist family that was common among the upper classes in 1912, who took no responsibility for others and demonstrated this with the force of socialism, represented by the masked inspector; by the Birling family to hide their real faults and the way they treated those they considered to be lower class, they could not withstand any scrutiny without feeling ashamed of what had happened, proving that they knew they had done it wrong. JB Priestley's main line The argument was that the political opinion of the people in this world had to change. JB Priestley strongly believed in socialism, which was an economic system. For example, An Inspector Calls, in addition to being a play, contains many references to socialism; the Inspector was probably an alter ego through which Priestley could express his opinions. Priestley also tried to demonstrate through his writings that all our actions have consequences and that, due to an inadequate social system, people thought it was acceptable not to care about what... middle of paper.... ..it becomes clear that success for the future lies with the younger generations. While Mr Birling, right to the end, insists on treating the inspector's visit as a joke, it is Eric who restores hope when he says: "And I say the girl is dead and we all helped kill her and that's what that matters." The admission confirms that Inspector Goole's visit was justified and that valuable lessons were learned. This confirms that Inspector Goole is indeed delivering the social message. He proves to be a powerful force, a catalyst whose skillful and disciplined investigative approach is both instrumental and victorious in initiating positive change in the hearts, minds and attitudes of Eric and Sheila and thus increases our optimism and confidence that disadvantaged people will be able to survive. the future is treated with dignity and respect, something Priestley always wanted.