Educating Rita Analysis
Educating Rita
An exploration through a variety of texts that deal with ‘aspects of growing up and transitions into new phrases of an individual’s life’.
This question in the HSC is usually a common question that invites the student to apply their text and individual other related material to the question.
As such it is much easier to plan, organise and prepare a response.
Students MUST remember that the question/task will be about ‘Into the World’, not Educating Rita!
Any response requires indepth discussion of ‘the transition from one world to another’, with detailed commentary from text and 2 other related texts of the students choosing.
Any good response will focus not only on what is said about this transition, but the techniques …show more content…
This is seen both in the spoken and written word. It is especially highlighted when Rita discusses the place or swearing and vulgarity within the classes.
Language is used to show how different the two worlds are, how far Rita must go in her transition to arrive in her new world.
Language may also give insight into the positive and negatives of this transition. Rita returns believing she is a different/better person because she can ‘talk posh’ like Trish.
2. Symbolism:
The door:
Symbolic of the distance between the two worlds and how difficult it may be for Rita to move into a new world.
The ease at which Rita finally moves through Frank’s door allows the audience to measure Rita transition. Finally she stops coming at all.
The Window:
Like the door its characteristics give insight into Rita’s transition. Initially it too is closed and little gets in or out. Finally the window is open it accepts the outside world into the office and allows them to journey out into the world.
The Bookcase (and the bottles):
Perhaps the most important symbol. It hides the truth of Rita’s transition. Is the world she so desires to go to so
An exploration through a variety of texts that deal with ‘aspects of growing up and transitions into new phrases of an individual’s life’.
This question in the HSC is usually a common question that invites the student to apply their text and individual other related material to the question.
As such it is much easier to plan, organise and prepare a response.
Students MUST remember that the question/task will be about ‘Into the World’, not Educating Rita!
Any response requires indepth discussion of ‘the transition from one world to another’, with detailed commentary from text and 2 other related texts of the students choosing.
Any good response will focus not only on what is said about this transition, but the techniques …show more content…
This is seen both in the spoken and written word. It is especially highlighted when Rita discusses the place or swearing and vulgarity within the classes.
Language is used to show how different the two worlds are, how far Rita must go in her transition to arrive in her new world.
Language may also give insight into the positive and negatives of this transition. Rita returns believing she is a different/better person because she can ‘talk posh’ like Trish.
2. Symbolism:
The door:
Symbolic of the distance between the two worlds and how difficult it may be for Rita to move into a new world.
The ease at which Rita finally moves through Frank’s door allows the audience to measure Rita transition. Finally she stops coming at all.
The Window:
Like the door its characteristics give insight into Rita’s transition. Initially it too is closed and little gets in or out. Finally the window is open it accepts the outside world into the office and allows them to journey out into the world.
The Bookcase (and the bottles):
Perhaps the most important symbol. It hides the truth of Rita’s transition. Is the world she so desires to go to so