The superficiality of the bourgeois in George Bernard Shaw’s Pygmalion
Other Title(s)
سطحية البرجوازيون في مسرحية جورج برنارد شو (بيجماليون)
Author
Source
Dirasat : Human and Social Sciences
Issue
Vol. 48, Issue 3 (30 Sep. 2021), pp.436-441, 6 p.
Publisher
University of Jordan Deanship of Academic Research (DAR)
Publication Date
2021-09-30
Country of Publication
Jordan
No. of Pages
6
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
George Bernard Shaw’s play Pygmalion presents the social conflict and class struggle between the two main classes in society: the bourgeoisie and the proletariat.
Shaw suggests throughout the play that the bourgeois exploit members of the proletariat and treat them as worthless not because they are less intellectual or immoral, but because of their economic position.
This paper opposes the idea that Shaw is a misogynist because he focuses on the relationship between the upper class phonetician, Higgins, and the flower girl, Eliza, and presents Higgins as morally bankrupt, who treats all members of the lower classes in the same disrespectful manner he treats Eliza.
The poor girl, Eliza, and the dustman, Alfred Doolittle, reveal the superficiality and moral bankruptcy of middle class society after they arise in social standing.
The play increases the consciousness of the lower classes through suggesting that the bourgeoisie should acknowledge their humanity and significant role in society.
American Psychological Association (APA)
al-Ghazw, Nuh Ibrahim Salih. 2021. The superficiality of the bourgeois in George Bernard Shaw’s Pygmalion. Dirasat : Human and Social Sciences،Vol. 48, no. 3, pp.436-441.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1364597
Modern Language Association (MLA)
al-Ghazw, Nuh Ibrahim Salih. The superficiality of the bourgeois in George Bernard Shaw’s Pygmalion. Dirasat : Human and Social Sciences Vol. 48, no. 3 (Sep. 2021), pp.436-441.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1364597
American Medical Association (AMA)
al-Ghazw, Nuh Ibrahim Salih. The superficiality of the bourgeois in George Bernard Shaw’s Pygmalion. Dirasat : Human and Social Sciences. 2021. Vol. 48, no. 3, pp.436-441.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1364597
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
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BIM-1364597