Alfred
Doolittle, Eliza's father, is a less complex character than his daughter. He is unequivocally
miserable with his new status as a middle class man after he is granted a very generous stipend
from an American philanthropist. He goes from a person who was utterly ignored with no demands
made on him to a person of money and status who is expected to behave morally. He complains that
he is forced to marry the mother of his children...
Wednesday, 23 September 2009
Compare and contrast the transformation of Alfred Doolittle into a gentleman with Eliza's transformation into a lady.
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