'Depicted In She's All That'

George Bernard Shaw’s play Pygmalion follows the life of Eliza Doolittle, a common flower girl of the 20th century, and the sequence of events following her encounter with Henry Higgins and Colonel Pickering. As a professor of phonetics, Higgins believes he can use his extensive knowledge of speech and personal experience to guide Eliza on a pathway to sophistication. In relation, She’s All That, a 1999 American film, revolves around Zack Siler and his spontaneous bet with a fellow classmate that he can get any girl at their high school to be voted prom queen by just associating himself with her. Consequently, Zack Siler pursues Laney Boggs and attempts to bring out her inner and physical beauty. Pygmalion portrays the act of creating a person in the image of someone else as …show more content…
Higgins remains intent on winning his bet throughout the play; he only spends time with Eliza when he is teaching her proper English and preparing her for a debut. Similarly, Zack has a desire to win his bet against Dean; however, Laney’s opposition to the idea of spending time with Zack and mistrust of him makes winning difficult for him. As a result, Zack must invest more time into Laney. For example, he attends a queer art show and performs for a group of strangers in order to communicate his devotion toward being friends with her. Because he has to put forth more of an effort to be accepted into Laney’s life and thus have a chance at winning his bet, he is forced to present his vulnerable side to her. This allows Laney to influence Zack’s character. Because Laney and Zack both offer their undisguised selves to one another, they are able to undergo an advantageous adjustment to their personalities together. Contrarily, while Higgins alters Eliza’s identity entirely, he remains his egotistical and stubborn self throughout the