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A Thematic Analysis of An Inspector Calls 　　【摘要】《罪恶之家》是普里斯特利的著名三幕剧。本剧通过一位年轻女工的自杀案件，探长古尔步步紧逼，证明柏林一家的每一个人都要为女工的死负责。此剧体现了资本主义和社会主义的冲突，揭露了资本家迫害工人的罪恶，同时也体现了剧本深刻的社会寓意，即每个人都应承担整体的社会责任，共建和谐社会。 　　【关键词】罪恶之家 冲突 社会责任 　　【Abstract】An Inspector Calls is a three-act drama of J. B. Priestley. Under the interrogation of inspector Goole， this paly reveals that everyone in the Birling family should be responsible for the young woman’s suiside. An Inspector Calls is the embodiment of confrontations between the capitalism and the working class， exposing the evil nature of the capitalism. The play also shows the hope of Priestley that everyone needs to take joint social responsibility and make efforts to build a hamonious society. 　　【Key words】An Inspector Calls； confrontations； social responsibility 　　1. Humanity Interpretation of the Capitalism 　　1.1 Vanity and Arrogance 　　At the beginning of the play， standing there in front of the readers is a description of the Birlings’ house， which says： “The dining room of a fairly large suburban house， belonging to a prosperous manufacturer. It has good solid furniture of the period. The general effect is substantial and heavily comfortable， but not cosy and homelike.” （Priestley， 1945： 1） The luxury decoration of the house is a status showing of the upper class. As for women， their dresses also present more meanig. 　　They take use of their ststus to enjoy the privilege. On the one hand， they show rudeness and scorn to those ordinary people； on the other hand， they could hardly stand any disrespect. 　　1.2 Utilitarianism 　　Utilitarianism is the nature of capitalists， who set great store on their intersts unscrupulously. Mr. Birling fairly contributes to his daughters marriage with Gerald. In his eyes， he could get considerable interests from their marriage and he says that “your engagement means a tremendous lot to me.” （Priestley， 1945： 4） 　　What’s more， he is even unwilling to leak any information to Gerald. As is shown in this se