Pygmalion

Eliza insists throughout Act 2 that she is a “good girl,” that she doesn’t drink, that she has never been in trouble, and that she has “feelings same as anyone else.” What do these statements show us about Eliza’s internal characteristics in compariso

Eliza insists throughout Act 2 that she is a “good girl,” that she doesn’t drink, that she has never been in trouble, and that she has “feelings same as anyone else.” What do these statements show us about Eliza’s internal characteristics in comparison to when Eliza first meets Higgins at Covent Garden?

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Eliza was more raw and more genuine when we first meet her. The above statement shows that Liza is learning what is expected of "good women". She is merely conforming to what she thinks upper class males like Higgins expects of her.