An Inspector Calls (Cyclopedia of Literary Characters)

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Inspector Goole, a mysterious figure for social justice who claims to represent the police. A massive, solid, purposeful man of approximately fifty, he calls on the Birling family as Arthur and Sybil Birling celebrate their daughter Sheila’s engagement to Gerald Croft. Goole says that he is investigating the reasons for the suicide of a woman variously known as Eva Smith, Daisy Renton, and Mrs. Birling, who has died in agony after drinking disinfectant. Goole relentlessly reveals the role that each Birling (and Croft) has played through social or sexual...

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