Further
into the story you meet Mrs. Higgins who soon grows fond of Eliza. I find the
connection between the two very easy to understand. Mrs. Higgins is the one who
takes Eliza under her wing and somewhat guides her because I feel she just
understands. I believe she mostly does this to help Eliza who I always felt was
lost, but I can see how she might do it to partly annoy Higgins. When Mrs.
Higgins is introduced readers can sense her disapproval with her son’s
experiment, so she may also want to teach him a lesson. This is why I like Mrs.
Higgins and the way the author chose to use her. She is the sensible one in the
play who comes along at the right moment. At this point in the play Eliza seems
to be more confused than ever as she can’t decide whether to stay with Higgins or
if she wants to go on her own. Mrs. Higgins helps in her decision by allowing
her to stay with her after she runs away and by defending her when Higgins
comes to take her back. I couldn’t help but feel Mrs. Higgins pushed Eliza to
leave and do what she wants.
The most intense moment and possibly the most important came when Eliza and Higgins were fighting. During this battle Eliza is really letting Higgins know how she feels. I think the most obvious way that she showed this was when she gives all of the credit of being turned into a lady to Pickering. I believe this is what really made Higgins mad. I feel like he felt that he made Eliza and for her to turn on him is just unacceptable. Although anyone would be upset if they got a taste of their own medicine, I can’t help but question why Higgins reacted the way he did. I feel he let Eliza win the battle because she showed that she got the best of him and was better off without him, while Higgins showed he needs her and without her he will struggle.
I enjoyed the way the play ended because the readers got to see Eliza grow and develop. From everyone in the play she is the one dynamic character. Pickering is still the same from beginning to end. He is still very kind-hearted. Eliza thanks him for treating her like a lady, and he has done this throughout. Higgins is still the same stubborn, no-nonsense professor he always was. He treats Eliza the same whether she is a flower girl or the princess he made out of her. He is still pushy and he still tries to walk over her. While Mr. Doolittle did change, he just changed his job and therefore his social status; he is still the same man. Eliza is the one who has gone from the helpless nuisance to the mature young lady. She no longer feels the need to feel sorry for herself. She has grown as a person and is now capable of making her own decisions. This ending made me feel that you can try to change someone, but ultimately you can’t. Higgins tried hard to change Eliza and give her a better life, but after his efforts she still goes with Freddy, which he finds laughable. Also, how Higgins never treats her differently. She may look like a lady now, but to him she will always be the flower girl.
The most intense moment and possibly the most important came when Eliza and Higgins were fighting. During this battle Eliza is really letting Higgins know how she feels. I think the most obvious way that she showed this was when she gives all of the credit of being turned into a lady to Pickering. I believe this is what really made Higgins mad. I feel like he felt that he made Eliza and for her to turn on him is just unacceptable. Although anyone would be upset if they got a taste of their own medicine, I can’t help but question why Higgins reacted the way he did. I feel he let Eliza win the battle because she showed that she got the best of him and was better off without him, while Higgins showed he needs her and without her he will struggle.
I enjoyed the way the play ended because the readers got to see Eliza grow and develop. From everyone in the play she is the one dynamic character. Pickering is still the same from beginning to end. He is still very kind-hearted. Eliza thanks him for treating her like a lady, and he has done this throughout. Higgins is still the same stubborn, no-nonsense professor he always was. He treats Eliza the same whether she is a flower girl or the princess he made out of her. He is still pushy and he still tries to walk over her. While Mr. Doolittle did change, he just changed his job and therefore his social status; he is still the same man. Eliza is the one who has gone from the helpless nuisance to the mature young lady. She no longer feels the need to feel sorry for herself. She has grown as a person and is now capable of making her own decisions. This ending made me feel that you can try to change someone, but ultimately you can’t. Higgins tried hard to change Eliza and give her a better life, but after his efforts she still goes with Freddy, which he finds laughable. Also, how Higgins never treats her differently. She may look like a lady now, but to him she will always be the flower girl.
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