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How does the writer make the Inspector a figure of mystery and authority? "An Inspector Calls" is a play written by J.B. Priestley. He wrote the play in 1945 but it was set in the period 1912. The time of 1912 had many different laws and values. For instance, the class system was very much in play, splitting society into Upper Class, Middle Class and Lower Class. There was also a gender divide, even between families. All of this is shown very clearly by the upper class Birlings, the main characters in the dramatic and sinister "An Inspector Calls". "An Inspector Calls" was perhaps a play a little ahead of its time; introducing futuristic ideas and maybe even time travel. The Inspector is the only character that is the vehicle for this and he introduces it into other people's lives. Some people argue that the Inspector is not even a real character...

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