Metamorphosis of Eliza Doolittle in Pygmalion by George Bernard Shaw Es

The Metamorphosis of Eliza Doolittle in Pygmalion by George Bernard Shaw The benefits of acquiring an education are non limited to the academic aspects often associated with it. Part of the edification it bestows includes cosmos enabled to come through new insight, universe empowered to cultivate a new awareness, and universe endowed with a new understanding of bread and butter and of self. In Bernard Shaws Pygmalion, Eliza Doolittle experiences this fiber of enlightenment as the result of undergoing a drastic change in social status. With the sponsorship and guidance of Colonel Pickering, Eliza, a common street flower vendor, receives phonic instruction from Professor Henry Higgins and is transformed into an elegant and refined duchess (817). Eliza Doolittle is passing stirred up and has dauntless pride however, her level of confidence increases as she gains a new perception of herself and a new outlook on life through the instruction she receives. Although in the beginni ng of the play Eliza Doolittle possesses a gravitas of self that has persevered despite the lowliness of her social status as a draggletailed street urchin (817), she has little confidence and a low sensory faculty of worth. By describing Elizas emotional states throughout the play, Shaw illuminates the evolution of Elizas character. In the opening act when Eliza receives the impression that she is being charged for taking advantage of a gentlemans proximity to persuade him to buy a flower, Shaw describes that she becomes terrified and claims, I aint done nothing wrong . . . Ive a in force(p) to sell flowers . . . (806). Elizas initial feeling of fear points to a momentary sense of self-doubt in her character however, her solid pride leads her to make a declaration in def... ...f as she sweeps out (864). Too proud to be bossed around, Eliza is confident enough to stand her ground and defend her dignity without being timid. Although it was in Elizas sensitive nature to fetch slip pers, now she wont pity for anybody that doesnt care for her (860). Eliza Doolittle continually manifested pride and a touchy sensitivity however, once educated, the drastic change of experiencing a substantially improved social standing caused the training of visual confidence in her character. Armed with self-esteem, Eliza had the necessary force in her character to face adversity without doubting herself or relying on the enduringness of others. Works Cited Shaw, Bernard. Pygmalion. Introduction to Literature Reading, Analyzing, and Writing. 2nd ed. Ed. Dorothy U. Seyler and Richard A. Wilan. Englewood Cliffs Prentice, 1990. 800?64.