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A review by charlottetheharrie
An Inspector Calls and Other Plays by J.B. Priestley
3.0
This book features a collection of plays written by Priestley, a person of whom I have encountered through my English classes. When reading ‘An Inspector Calls’, my interest in his works became apparent to me, and, so, I ventured further and begun to read some of his other plays, such as ‘Time and the Conways’, ‘I have been here before’, and ‘The Linden tree’ Out of them, I certainly found ‘The Linden Tree’ the most engrossing.
‘The Linden tree’, similar to Priestley’s other plays, explores history and, specifically, the war. It challenges pre-conceived notions and ideologies of the way of life, and life within history itself. Professor Linden, the protagonist, enters conflict with his family over how life should be lived after the war. There are other elements of toxic femininity as well as divisions of wealth and class and, overall, it is an excellent read and extremely compelling.
‘The Linden tree’, similar to Priestley’s other plays, explores history and, specifically, the war. It challenges pre-conceived notions and ideologies of the way of life, and life within history itself. Professor Linden, the protagonist, enters conflict with his family over how life should be lived after the war. There are other elements of toxic femininity as well as divisions of wealth and class and, overall, it is an excellent read and extremely compelling.