Editing An Inspector Calls (section)

=== Inspector Goole ===
Apparently a police inspector, sent to investigate a suicide.<ref>{{cite web|title=Inspector Goole Character Analysis|url=https://englishmadesimple.org/inspector-goole-a-character-analysis/|website=English Made Simple|date=15 November 2020 |publisher=englishmadesimple.org|location=England|access-date=29 October 2022|archive-date=7 February 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230207103303/https://englishmadesimple.org/inspector-goole-a-character-analysis/|url-status=live}}</ref> He seems to be familiar with every detail of the case already, interrogating the family solely to expose their guilt rather than to discover unknown information. Many critics and audiences have interpreted Goole's role as that of an "avenging angel" because of his supernatural omniscience and his final warning, and because of his name, which is a [[homophone]] of the word "[[Wikt:ghoul|ghoul]]". It is suggested in the final scene that a real investigation will follow Goole's, and his purpose has been to warn the family in advance and encourage them to accept responsibility for their wrongdoing. The inspector is the drive for Priestley's socialist views within the play.