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Breaking Social Norms in the 19th Century Mrs. Warren’s Profession by Bernard Shaw is a play about a 22 year old named Vivie Warren who has been at several different boarding schools all her life, because of this she doesn’t have much of a relationship with her mother, Mrs. Warren, who is a former prostitute and now owns a string of brothels yet she has always left her daughter in the dark about what her job is and what’s paying for her to go to Cambridge.Vivie Warren defies the norms for a…

The movie Paths of Glory is an epic saga of a leaders struggle between accomplishing the mission and the welfare of his men. Kirk Douglas plays a Colonel in the French Army during World War One. He is a fierce fighter and has the respect of the men and the Generals as well. The year is 1916. The war has been stuck in a stalemate for the past two years. The gains are measured in feet not miles. There seems to be no end in sight at this point. The movie opens up to General Mireau getting a visit…

Though many scholars may harshly criticize My Fair Lady for not adhering to Bernard Shaw’s intentions for Pygmalion, it is my conviction that the musical’s additions to his play should be celebrated, not castigated. The costumes, scenery, actions, and especially the songs significantly develop the characters, greatly enhance its comedic aspects, and fine tune many of Shaw’s themes; they are indispensable in gaining a full appreciation of Pygmalion. Songs play a vital role in developing Shaw’s…

Truth ts very often stranger than fiction, and it is true but strange that my three favorite books are called “The Outsiders”. Chances are you did not escape high school without a reading of S. E Hinton’s “The Outsiders.” This bittersweet tale of borderline blue-collar youth struggling to survive in a bleak urban environment is haunting and strange. Some of the denimed protagonists are still in high school, where they fight with the upper-class “Soc” boys and reveal surprisingly sensitive…

history, based upon the gender roles in which society imposes. Bernard Shaw uses the preface of Saint Joan to challenge the confining gender roles imposed upon women, by conveying how Joan is treated in her own time, the portrayal of her in literature and the importance of her physical appearance to historians. In supporting women’s role in society, Shaw refutes the gender roles that governed female behavior during Joan’s life. Shaw conveys how significance the gender roles faced by Joan were…

wasn’t any different for Pygmalion by George Bernard Shaw. In 1964, the famous play by the Irish playwright hits the big screen, and viewers get to witness the extraordinary story of Eliza Doolittle as she transforms herself into an upper class women. Even though both novel and film have similarities, they also share some major differences. One of the major differences was that My Fair Lady was a musical, while the novel by George Bernard Shaw was a written play. In the movie, several…

“ George Bernard Shaw wrote this quote, and I totally agree with him. I've seen so many books be banned, and some for no reason. But the books that people like to read, always somehow end up being banned. If everyone just keeps banning books because they don't believe it…

and King Henry V are similar in which they both lack the rights of women. They disrespect women in the sense of itemizing, name calling, and stereotyping. In scene 1 from Saint Joan: A Chronicle Play In Six Scenes And An Epilogue by George Bernard Shaw, the scene shows that there is little to no trust in women during the 14th century. The lack of women's respect is shown in the scene by the…

Throughout Pygmalion by George Bernard Shaw, it becomes clear Eliza Doolittle has very distinct character traits. One of the strongest of these traits is independence. Eliza’s independence is shown several times throughout the play, and it is first seen as she explains why she wants to further her linguistic education. During the early 1900s in which Pygmalion is set, the main goal of most women was to be lady like enough to find themself a husband, but this is not Eliza’s current goal. Eliza…

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…