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Kelly O’Gorman
Mrs. Barthelmes
Honors English, Period 1 B
9 March 2006
Shaw exhibits a realistic point of view in Pygmalion, showing that he does not feel the need to satisfy the reader with a cliché romanticized ending, which would please the audience for the most part, but none the less, would not be relatable to real life. However, he does create an epilogue for those who can not be left to think for themselves. Lerner, on the other hand, is a people pleaser, with a mind of fantasy, who conveys romance in the air, so to say, leaving nothing open for imagination or opinion, making the ending in My Fair Lady extremely clear. The difference in views amongst the two writers is extremely noticeable. In Shaw’s play Pygmalion, a realistic point of view displays Eliza ending up with Freddy not Higgins, whereas Lerner’s My Fair Lady portrays an unrealistic romanticized ending where Eliza stays with Higgins, therefore, the realistic ending is more in tune with Shaw’s tone, making the realistic ending more believable.
Higgins is an extremely straightforward man, who does not feel the need to hide his insulting comments to spare ones feelings. His outlook on women is not the most flattering. His first impression upon Eliza was nothing more than utterly disgust. “A woman who utters such depressing and disgusting sounds has no right to be anywhere - no right to live…” (Shaw 20).
Kelly O’Gorman
Mrs. Barthelmes
Honors English, Period 1 B
9 March 2006
Shaw exhibits a realistic point of view in Pygmalion, showing that he does not feel the need to satisfy the reader with a cliché romanticized ending, which would please the audience for the most part, but none the less, would not be relatable to real life. However, he does create an epilogue for those who can not be left to think for themselves. Lerner, on the other hand, is a people pleaser, with a mind of fantasy, who conveys romance in the air, so to say, leaving nothing open for imagination or opinion, making the ending in My Fair Lady extremely clear. The difference in views amongst the two writers is extremely noticeable. In Shaw’s play Pygmalion, a realistic point of view displays Eliza ending up with Freddy not Higgins, whereas Lerner’s My Fair Lady portrays an unrealistic romanticized ending where Eliza stays with Higgins, therefore, the realistic ending is more in tune with Shaw’s tone, making the realistic ending more believable.
Higgins is an extremely straightforward man, who does not feel the need to hide his insulting comments to spare ones feelings. His outlook on women is not the most flattering. His first impression upon Eliza was nothing more than utterly disgust. “A woman who utters such depressing and disgusting sounds has no right to be anywhere - no right to live…” (Shaw 20).