Disparities In Pygmalion And The Makeover

In the stories Pygmalion and The Makeover, a lower class individual who aspires to have a higher position in his or her career prompts two upper-class citizens for their assistance. Even though the Pygmalion and The Makeover display numerous similarities, the two have apparent disparities. In Pygmalion, the story began with a rainy day, and Eliza was trying to sell flowers on the street when Freddy bumped into her from behind. Eliza then began to shout at Freddy in her unorthodox dialect, and he went on his way. Soon thereafter, Eliza witnessed Colonel Pickering and Henry Higgins, both of whom were very knowledgeable men, conversing in the garden. Knowing they were strong speakers and knowledgeable in dialect, she showed up at Higgins` laboratory …show more content…
At first, Higgins was hesitant that he would be able to help Eliza, and he scoffed at her multiple times. Nevertheless, Pickering remained very polite to Eliza throughout the discussion, and he later took on a bet with Higgins. The bet at hand was if Higgins could turn Eliza into a Duchess, then Pickering would buy Eliza all the materials and clothing she needed for her makeover. Soon thereafter, Eliza`s father appeared on the doorstep of Higgins` home requesting money, but not too much because he didn’t want the responsibility that would come with it. Higgins gave him the money and he didn`t surface again until the ending, but when he did come back into context, he had obtained a large sum of money. At the party, the two men presented Eliza as a duchess and Henry won the bet. Afterwards, Pickering and Higgins were talking about Eliza as if she weren`t there, and she quickly …show more content…
Meanwhile, on her way to the congressional speech for Hannah Higgins, Colleen Pickering accidently bumped into him. Afterwards, when Pickering and Higgins were eating their dinner, they met Elliot Doolittle, and he introduced himself as a beer vendor. Though Pickering shook his hand was very polite to him, Higgins ridiculed his grammar and education. Nonetheless, the next day Elliot (like Eliza) surfaced at Higgins` Office, and he asked for lessons about how to speak properly so he could acquire a job as a sales representative for the beverage company where he worked. But like Henry Higgins, Hannah was weary of teaching Elliot; however, she quickly realized that she could use Elliot for the new election because he had plain folk appeal- something that she lacked. Therefore, Higgins bet Pickering that if she could turn Elliot into a congressman and win the race, then she would be able to keep her parking spot and office. Similarly, Elliot`s mother appeared at Higgins` office one day, also asking for some cash, but just enough to have a good time. However, Allie Doolittle kept resurfacing throughout the course of the film, and unlike Alfred Doolittle from Pygmalion, she remained poor. Additionally, following Elliot and Hannah`s fight soon after the election, which he went down in defeat, Elliot told Hannah to thank Pickering for always treating him like a gentleman, even before