How does Priestley explore responsibility in An Inspector Calls?

Write about:
The ideas about responsibility in An Inspector Calls
How Priestley presents these ideas by the way he writes

In An Inspector Calls, Priestley explores responsibility through

each of the characters and their response to Eva Smith's brutal
death. Through language, Priestley animates the idea of
younger generations and older generations take on change and
responsibility throughout the play.

Mr Birling shows no sense of responsibility to the working class.

This is evident when Priestley describes Birling as a “hard-
headed practical man of business” Therefore he thinks highly of
himself. He uses his success as a businessman to justify his
ignorance. Priestley shows to the audience that they should
trust Mr Birling due to his arrogance. Mr Birling is a mouthpiece
of capitalism. Birling’s incomprehension for the working class’
suffering emphasises the blind-sidedness that the capitalists of
Edwardian society show in order to keep themselves rich and
the poor poorer. However, Mr. Birling shows responsibility for
his business because he believes that is his “duty to keep the
labour costs down.” The use of the noun “duty” emphasises
how Mr Birling considers himself to be a powerful individual. Mr.
Birlings “duty” to keep the labour costs down is to ensure that
the working class stay poor. In Edwardian society hierarchy is
clearly portrayed in Mr. Birlings behaviour by which aspects of
life is important to him. This is represented by Birling not taking
responsibility for Eva's death but will for exploiting the working
class. Priestley does this to highlight the fundamental ideas of
capitalism. The writer could have also made Mr Birling an
irresponsible, morally corrupt character to mimic his opinions
on capitalism.