By the end of the play Rita having a mind trained to think, has developed :: English Literature

By the end of the play Rita having a mind deft to think, has developed a confidence that enables her to make her own decisions. How far do you think that uncivil was solely responsible for this development.By the end of the play Rita having a mind trained to think, hasdeveloped a confidence that enables her to make her own decisions. Howfar do you think that Frank was solely responsible for thisdevelopment, or do you think that Frank was simply the key thatunlocked Ritas mindIn Educating Rita, the audience sees the wilful struggle of a workingclass womans thirst to be meliorate .A literature professor takes onthe challenge, because she is like a breath of fresh airwith atotally uncluttered mind. He teaches her many things as well asinstils in her the self confidence to relate to almost anyone.However as she wins and grows, she not only becomes influenced byothers, she loses that part of herself that makes her unique andindividual which makes her like all the rest.Our number one impressions of Frank and Rita are that they appear to becomplete opposites. They come from two contrasting social backgroundsFrank is a well educated man of midst upper class. Rita is anuneducated working- class girl. Their jobs go from one intellectualextreme to the other. Frank being a university professor while Ritaworks as a hairdresser.Rita is discontented with her present life, she feels incomplete, likeshes missed out on something. She feels that the so-called workingclass culture she was brought up in is hollow and meaningless. Ritais determined to get the instruction she never got, to raise thestandards of living, and also to raise her from her state of ignoranceto one of intellectual and social confidence. She looks down onherself and the culture she belongs to, but is optimistic that she canlearn her counseling into a better way of life. She believes that freedomwill come with education therefore Frank can give her this freedom byeducating her.Frank is also unhappy wit h his existence. He has everything Rita wantsfrom life but wishes he didnt. He turns to drink to make living inthe culture he hates more bearable. He doesnt want Rita to experiencethe same thing, which is why he doesnt want to teach her. He doesntwant to be the one to take away her simple, down-to-earth way of lifeand replace it with the kind of life he has. In my opinion this showsthat Ritas determination played a greater deal in the development of