J.B.Priestley’s play, An Inspector Calls - Eva Smiths Diary :: English Literature

AN INSPECTOR CALLS wondrous day today. Went down to birl and Company to be mavin of theworkers and I got the line of reasoning. I am so excited. Im starting in two daysand Im seriously looking forward to it. At to the lowest degree I commit it would bemore exciting than the last wiz I tried. mamma was very excited and soam I as you understructure tell. Im already thinking approximately that break I will film next summer. Go to Blackpool, lie on the beach. By that time Im sure as shooting I would have saved up enough money to do all this because theytold me the money wasnt that much but it was better than nothing. Imsure it wouldnt be that bad - probably twenty-six shilling orsomething like that because the job looked pretty hard.6/October/1909Working this few weeks is much better. At least now Im used to themachines and places. I was wondering the other day if Mr Birling wouldever come around because Ive neer seen him and I think its preferablysilly when you think of it. Im working under a man Ive never seen.They say hes very pompous, and hardly comes down to see anybody. Allhe cares about is what has been done and what is needed. He haschildren too and his wife is cold hearted I hear - but come to thinkof it all upper chassis people are all so pompous-the question is why?I guess nobody is dismissal to be able to answer that question. level ifthere was qualifying to be an answer, theyd probably say Because we are assay to put you working class in your place I hear Mr Grainger oneof the men who worked there say that the other day to one of thegirls.11/November/1909Everyone is selfish with what they have nobody wants to share theirfortune, everybody has to walk their charge through poverty. Do peopleever think how the future is going to be? Are we all going to suffertill theology comes and takes us away? Will our generation suffer likethis? before I have my children, I hope to have some one who loves meand maybe I would have saved more money a ccordingly so my children dont gothrough so much. - the walk to the factory is going to be a long waytoday because the normal abruptly cut has been blocked for some reason sonow I have to take the long way around. Round the market which isabout 10minutes and then to the factory which will take me 15minutes