Pygmalion effect

Pygmalion: Meant to Be Separate There're many discussions about the open ending of the play Pygmalion by George Bernard Shaw. From a feminist perspective, Eliza Doolittle becomes a independent woman from a flower girl, and she seeks equality and respect in the play. However, Henry Higgins is indeed a typical sexist person, which means there're such differences between their values. This paper will analyzes these two main characters and discuss the purpose of Shaw setting a open ending in…

not fit to sell anything else. I wish you’d left me where you found me,” said the smart-mouthed kerbstone flower girl Eliza Doolittle, who worked tirelessly to transform the negative perception society placed upon her. George Bernard Shaw’s play, Pygmalion and Gary Marshall ‘s film Pretty Woman both explore the themes of change and transformation in addition to the theme of social class and its impact upon the female protagonists. The social and cultural background and the upbringing of the…

fun at the original work or writing grossly exaggerated version of said original. Edith Hamilton’s “Pygmalion” has many parodies that stem from the roots of its story. It is evident that certain stories such as Shakespeare’s The Winter’s Tale and Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein are parodies of Edith Hamilton’s “Pygmalion.” Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein is a horrific parody of the original myth “Pygmalion.” Instead of the creator falling in love with his creation like in the myth, the creator is now…

The story told by Orpheus, in book ten, tells a tale of the sculptor Pygmalion falling in love with a statue but with a unique twist. With that, the tale has some details of a traditional love story and goes into a theme that shows love, and a mental and physical change in Pygmalion. Pygmalion goes through this change as he is first skeptical of women. He believed that a lot of women were flawed and judged quickly around others on their attributes. Furthermore, he has persuaded himself to only…

happenings and they turned her into less than what her potential is. Dido's brother, Pygmalion, contributed to the suffering because he has shown how fate is always inevitable and how suffering is important throughout Didos introduction through Book One of The Aeneid. “But her brother held power in Tyre- Pygmalion, a monster, the vilest man alive. A murderous feud broke out between both men. Pygmalion, catching Sychaeus off guard at the altar, slaughtered him in blood” (The Aeneid…

First, Brody highlights some effects of environmental degradation such as the difference in salt content in soil and drought. For example, the habitats of plants have changed so much that it delays their natural rate of growth (“Fears, Not Facts …”). However, she further describes that such conditions play no effect in G.M.O. crops because they contain devised characteristics of tolerance that ensure them to have a higher…

The Effects of Loss Tupac Shakur once said, “Death is not the greatest loss in life. The greatest loss is what dies inside while still alive...” This quote states, that the things one may lose in life can cause great affect on the emotional and mental well-being of a person. How loss affects a character can be seen in both film and in books. The film, Shenandoah, which takes place in 1965 in America during the Civil War, reflects upon the Anderson family who tries their best to avoid the…

impacts on the environment of most countries for a period of more than ten years. Environmental issues have been on the rise has they have been blamed for causing some of the worst problems based on various fields such as social, political and economic effects that are proving difficult to control (Nelson, 2003). Some key factors that are expected to change due to environmental stress include rise in water level and climate change that will prove difficult to control. Water requirements are…

legalization of marijuana much controversy has been involved. One of the main issues why marijuana is not legal is the belief it has an effect on IQ. For years the public has been informed about how marijuana has a negative effect on your IQ. As a teenager you are required to take a health class and in the class you are taught about the effects of marijuana. One of the side effects that teenagers are told is if they use marijuana as a teenager it will have a dramatic impact on their IQ, in a…

Stress on the Body Stress can, and will, control every aspect of a college student’s life. Students do not let stress take over on purpose, but it creeps into their daily lives and slowly take over to where the student is constantly stressed. The causes of stress can be from anything ranging from a quiz in the future to worrying about how to pay off student loans in the future. After a while the stress develops more stress. It does not take long for stress to build up, but when stress does…