Inspector Calls Vocabulary

Bourgeoisie

• middle class, usually linked to materialistic values

• Ruling class

• Working class

• person who despises, dislikes or is prejudiced against women

Collectivist

• Believes in collecting all the money they can

• Charitable

• believes in the practice of giving group priority over the individual

• Middle class performative activism

Conscience

• Little devil on your shoulder

• person’s moral sense of right and wrong

• Malevolent

• Under appreciating the good in people

Conservative

• averse to change or innovation

• Brexit

• Save your strength

• Answer to no one

Deluded

• believing something that isn’t true

• To have visions of the future

• Right wing allegiance

• Time as an infinite loop

Façade

• Rough surface

• To speak your truth

• Facial expressions

• deceptive outward appearance

Individualist

• Free speech

• Only cares about the future

• Selflessness

• person who favours freedom of action

Materialistic

• Unintelligent - dumb

• overly obsessed with material possession

• workaholic

• Designer of clothing and fabrics

Microcosm

• a miniature version of a larger concept

• miniature figurines

• Selfishness to the point of non-existent emotion

• social constructs

Nepotism

• favouring friends and relatives, especially in business

• Appalling behaviour towards others

• Uncaring

• Vapid or unintelligent