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about the power of language and phonetics when attempting to climb the social ladder: after all, life is only but a play
this book has the merit, not only of being genuinely funny, but most importantly of never romanticizing Eliza and Higgins’ relationship, that is to say Galatea and Pygmalion’s one. the inequity of their social positions and the imbalance of power between them are well shown and Eliza, in the end, makes the right choice by not falling for the “disrespectful and lowkey abusive man who hides his softness behind sarcasm” trope. i also loved the role given to phonetics over culture or money: here, Shaw merely shows us that elitism and aristocracy are marked by a certain form of speech which values itself as the “higher” and “correct” (and lowkey archaic) English.
this book has the merit, not only of being genuinely funny, but most importantly of never romanticizing Eliza and Higgins’ relationship, that is to say Galatea and Pygmalion’s one. the inequity of their social positions and the imbalance of power between them are well shown and Eliza, in the end, makes the right choice by not falling for the “disrespectful and lowkey abusive man who hides his softness behind sarcasm” trope. i also loved the role given to phonetics over culture or money: here, Shaw merely shows us that elitism and aristocracy are marked by a certain form of speech which values itself as the “higher” and “correct” (and lowkey archaic) English.