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mary37
mary37
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High School - 9th Grade

In "Pygmalion", what relationship does Liza not want to have with Higgins and her father?

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Posted by mary37 on Monday October 13, 2008 at 8:52 PM and tagged with characters, father, higgins, liza, pygmalion, theme.

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  1. ms-mcgregor Teacher
    High School - 12th Grade

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    Both Higgins and Liza's father are users. Her father is constantly asking for money and Higgins is using Liza as an experiment to further his own reputation. Liz simply wants to be treated as a woman who doesn't need to work and/or support a man in order to gain his approval. She comes to Higgins in order to better herself and her status in society and both men seem to think of her as a lower class flower girl. She wants to be able to own her own shop, make her own money and be independent.

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    Posted by ms-mcgregor on Tuesday October 14, 2008 at 11:50 AM


  2. kwoo1213 Teacher
    College - Junior

    eNotes Editor

    Liza does not want to be treated as a means to an end, an experiment, a pawn, and/or a "number" instead of a human being.  She has been used by both her father and Higgins, which is extremely sad because both fail to see Liza for the beautiful, intelligent, lively woman she is!

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    Posted by kwoo1213 on Tuesday October 14, 2008 at 3:15 PM