Rita's changing processes

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Educating Rita is a play written by Willy Russell. This play which is set in England during the eighties is about a twenty-six year old Liverpudlian hairdresser who calls herself Rita. Rita longs for freedom from the boredom of her daily routine thinks that she can gain it by studying for a degree in English Literature from the Open University. Her tutor is Frank, a polite, sceptical professor of literature and an alcoholic. The education she receives makes her a more informed, independent, confident and changes the way she acts and thinks. In this essay I will discuss how the education Rita receives changes her life.First of all one of the most obvious changes that Rita goes through is that she becomes much more independent. Early in the play she is very dependent on Frank and asks him a lot of questions. However later on she is able to think independent, rationally and logically. “ Just cos I’m learnin’, just
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cos I can do it now an’ read what I wanna read an’ understand without havin’ to come runnin’ to you every minute” [ ACT 2, SCENE 7]. This passage in the text indicates that she is becoming a more independent person and can express her own views and ideas with supporting detail. From what she says to Frank “ I don’t need you to hold me hand as much… I can-I can do thingson me own now… And I am careful.” [ ACT 2, SCENE 7] This confirms to us that education has changed Rita into a more individualistic ...

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