Eliza is portrayed by Shaw as an innocent dreamer. She is determined in a kind way; the reader sees this when she tries eagerly to sell to the gentleman without change. It becomes apparent that she is very poor, and needs success from her flower selling to live a life at all. Eliza shows great pride in her line of work, and that she stays above the law, not resorting to illegal prostitution or stealing. The introduction of Higgins taking down Eliza's speech gives the author a further chance to display Eliza's motivation to stay innocent and good. Another way that Shaw shows us the real Eliza is in the way that she starts crawling over the dirty ground to locate the “money thrown down at her by Higgins.” (page 12) The way that Eliza is so very grateful indicates her real kindness and simple mission to live any sort of life. She now realizes that she can ask Mr. Higgins to help her fulfill her dream and become a lady in a flower shop.
2007-02-20 16:49:47 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous in Education & Reference ➔ Homework Help
i am writing a character analysis essay of Liza Doolittle from Pygmalion
2007-02-20 16:59:40 · update #1
Shaw portrays Eliza as an innocent dreamer, kind, guileless and determined against all odds. Her dream is to become a respectable and successful woman, a "lady". However, she lives in poverty, and barely makes her living working in a flower shop. Eliza takes great pride in her work. We see her ambition and her naivete when she eagerly tries to sell to a gentleman without change. She takes great pride in living within the law, and by not resorting to theft or prostitution.
The introduction of Higgins, taking down Eliza's speech gives the author a chance to display Eliza's motivation to remain innocent and good. Shaw again shows us the real Eliza as she crawls over the dirty ground to locate the "money thrown down at her by Higgins". (page 12). She has a simple mission: to live a life that is decent in every way. When she realizes that she can ask Mr. Higgins to help her fulfill her dream, she is so very grateful, and it is clear that she will not lose her goodness as her dreams come true.
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2007-02-20 17:39:02 · answer #1 · answered by and_y_knot 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2007-02-20 16:55:59 · answer #2 · answered by zachary s 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋