Wednesday, 23 September 2009

Compare and contrast the transformation of Alfred Doolittle into a gentleman with Eliza's transformation into a lady.

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...

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