English Essay – 14th October 2002
What are your feelings towards Frank and Rita at the end of the play, and what have they lost and gained
It is clear by the end of the play that Rita and Frank have lost their close, almost ‘father-daughter’ like relationship. Whereas at the beginning of the play, Rita was essentially un-educated, and Frank took her under his wing, by the end, she has become a fully fledged women, educated, intelligent, and with her own vies and opinions. Whilst she used to be almost ‘putty’ in Frank’s hands and looked up to him, and respected him as a great man, she has ‘grown up’ and no longer needs Frank’s care, and sees him in a less grandiose light.