Entry 1, Reflection

Write down your first impressions of the book or play. Ask some questions. Write down quotations. Copy whole passages that are difficult or that you really like a lot. - Reflection

At the beginning, I wondered how easy this play is written. I thought it would be more difficult to read because the book was written in 1945. German books, who has been written in this time, are nearly unintelligible.
My first impression was the beginning. There is no real beginning of the story, rather a rough entry in a dialog. Later, I noticed that there must be a luckily moment, because they drink port and are happy.
A part who I liked a lot was the speech of Sheila´s father. It was a wonderful day and evening for Sheila and Gerald, because of their betrothal. But Arthur Birling was speeking about business “…when Crofts and Birlings are no longer competing but are working together – for lower cost and higher prices.” (p. 10, An Inspector Calls, Priestley)
However, I don´t like Sheila Birling and her parts. In my opinion, she is arrogant and egoistic. She thinks mostly at her own and doesn´t cares about the other persons.

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  1. Julia H.3. Januar 2018 um 02:18

    German books, who has been written in this time --> German books, which were written in this time
    here must be a luckily moment --> it must be a happy moment
    A part who I liked a lot was the speech of Sheila´s father --> A part which I liked a lot was the speech of Sheila´s father (who = persons, which = things)
    betrothal is a bit old fashioned. You can find this word a lot in Game of Thrones, but nowadays people always say engagement.
    She thinks mostly at her own --> She thinks mostly about herself

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