An Inspector Calls Summary

• The story takes place in Brumley, a town in the English Midlands, where the wealthy Burling family is celebrating Sheila's engagement to Gerald Croft.
• Arthur Burling, Sheila's father, is pleased about the engagement due to potential financial gains from the Croft family's business. He is also about to receive a Knighthood.
• Eric Burling, Sheila's brother, behaves strangely and drinks excessively during the engagement celebration.
• Mr. Burling gives a speech about self-importance and ignoring societal needs.
• Inspector Ghoul arrives, informing Mr. Burling of Eva Smith's suicide that night. She left behind a diary implicating the Burlings in her death.
• Eva Smith, also known as Daisy Renton, was fired from the Burling family's factory for instigating a strike for higher wages.
• Gerald admits to having an affair with Eva Smith, and Sheila confronts him.
• Sybil Burling, Mr. Burling's wife, turned away an unmarried pregnant woman from her charity.
• Eric is revealed to be the father of Eva Smith's child, resulting in the Burling family's shock and disbelief.
• Eric had taken money from his father's business to support Eva, but she refused and went to Sybil's charity instead.
• Inspector Ghoul delivers a lecture to the Burling family about being responsible for one another's welfare and condemns their selfish actions.
• Gerald questions the authenticity of Inspector Ghoul and discovers he may have been interacting with different girls.
• No recent suicide reports are found at the morgue, leading the family to suspect they may have been deceived.
• The Burling family begins to doubt the inspector's identity and the authenticity of the suicide case.
• A woman has died by suicide, and an inspector is on the way to question the family.

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