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A 5 page paper which examines
how women are portrayed as passive figures and men as figures of authority in George
Bernard Shaw’s “Pygmalion” and Jean Rhys’ “Wide Sargasso Sea.” No additional
sources cited.
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5 pages (~225 words per page)
File: JR7_RAsarse.rtf
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as passive against the power of men, whether intention or not. For example, in George Bernard Shaws "Pygmalion" we are offered a story, written by a man, that does not
seem to indicate that anything is wrong with the social structure that keeps a woman subjective and a man as authoritative. And, with "Wide Sargasso Sea" by Jean Rhys we
have a very obvious look at the damage done to a woman in a society where men possess the ultimate power and control. Bearing these realities in mind we present
the following paper which examines each story separately in terms of the authoritative male and the passive female. The paper follows up with a brief discussion of the two.
Pygmalion In this particular story we have a man who is, in short, an arrogant man. He is convinced that he is the supreme authority on language and the
use of language. His interests are not in individuals, so to speak, but in the use of individuals for the sake of linguistics. This is the reason he has taken
to Eliza for he sees her as a challenge to his art. He feels that he is above her and that he is not to be questioned in whatever he
deems necessary to improve her speech and position. We gain a very powerful understanding of what Shaw presents in his work through examining the preface wherein Shaw states, "Finally, and
for the encouragement of people troubled with accents that cut them off from all high employment, I may add that the change wrought by Professor Higgins in the flower girl
is neither impossible nor uncommon. The modern concierges daughter who fulfills her ambition by playing the Queen of Spain in Ruy Blas at the Th??tre Fran?ais is only one of
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