This romantic story is the modern version of the musical movie ‘My Fair Lady’ which carries a similar plot but presented differently.
Transformation of identity
The male character, Zach is persuaded by his friend to bet on this unattractive girl, Laney. In ‘My Fair Lady’ Professor Higgins has agreed with Colonel Pickering to bet on Eliza, the poor flower girl that he would able to change the Cockney speaking girl to an educated social girl. Both were furious once they knew the men they trusted most had cheated them. I think every woman would have been angry, enraged and think this is ‘the end of the world’ for some time if the person you have faith in is having fun betting for something over her. Changing someone to a better person is a norm but changing physically from unattractive to someone alluring and charming is improper.
Loving someone means to love him or her just the way they are. If men intend to change women physically, what more if the girl is not attractive, it shows that his love is insincere and fake. He only thinks that his partner would appear pleasing and fascinating without thinking that the most important thing is the inner feeling should be genuine and sincere.
Submitted to:
Airil Haimi Mohd Adnan
TSL 570 Course Tutor, UiTM Perak
Friday, September 26, 2008
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Different class of society
The different type of English used definitely shows different class of people, the wealthy people and those poor ones. Those who speak Cockney accent are the people of low class category and those who speak the Queen’s English come from high class category.
Transforming with a purpose
Eliza has offered herself to improve her speaking, thus being the victim of betting between Professor Higgins and Colonel Pickering. Their intention later realized by Eliza and she is furious thinking that her value is not more than those slippers.
Identity
Eliza’s intention of changing herself from uneducated flower girl to a very impressive high class social girl has shown that she need not have to be born in high class society but through changing her way of speaking. She thinks that in the future, she can be employed in a flower shop instead of selling flowers on the street. Eliza tends to change her identity once she meets Higgins.
Beauty
No one notices Eliza when she is selling flower but when the same person is dressed like a duchess, everybody seems interested in her and Freddy is totally captivated by her appearance.
Submitted to:
Airil Haimi Mohd Adnan
TSL 570 Course Tutor, UiTM Perak
Different class of society
The different type of English used definitely shows different class of people, the wealthy people and those poor ones. Those who speak Cockney accent are the people of low class category and those who speak the Queen’s English come from high class category.
Transforming with a purpose
Eliza has offered herself to improve her speaking, thus being the victim of betting between Professor Higgins and Colonel Pickering. Their intention later realized by Eliza and she is furious thinking that her value is not more than those slippers.
Identity
Eliza’s intention of changing herself from uneducated flower girl to a very impressive high class social girl has shown that she need not have to be born in high class society but through changing her way of speaking. She thinks that in the future, she can be employed in a flower shop instead of selling flowers on the street. Eliza tends to change her identity once she meets Higgins.
Beauty
No one notices Eliza when she is selling flower but when the same person is dressed like a duchess, everybody seems interested in her and Freddy is totally captivated by her appearance.
Submitted to:
Airil Haimi Mohd Adnan
TSL 570 Course Tutor, UiTM Perak
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