The hetero social relations in willy Russell’s educating Rita

Abstract EN

After a long suffering from discrimination, isolation, neglect and mistreatment by men, women nowadays play an important role in society as politicians, socialists and economists.

However, they still face a great number of problems, obstacles and barriers to become an important member in the society.

The fundamental idea of the study is the conflict between diverse social relations, which constitutes the core idea around which the power of conceptualization to mold between men and women rotates.

This study presents these social relations from a feminist point of view.

It aims to discuss Willy Russell's Educating Rita in terms of gender roles, which aptly reveal the systemization of power according to social distinction between the characters in the play.

In the current paper, comparative-typological, analysis and synthesis, induction and deduction, and contextual interpretation of the play are investigated to identify the main problems and plot tendencies.

This study concludes that the characters in Russell's play stay committed to competing for power with each other, but Rita's, as a female character, manages to resolve this battle.

She is in favour of women advancing their place in society.

The maintenance of this conviction allows her to transcend all the social barriers to achieve a new role and status in a masculine society.