Pymalion
Poor Eliza! I understand her frustration. It makes sense that Higgins and Pickering would be very excited with their success in the training of Eliza. I think that both owed the other. Eliza could not have been formed into a more sophisticated person without Higgins, but Higgins could not have accomplished so much if Eliza had not been such an excellent person to train. Eliza had to work just as hard, only she worked in different ways than Higgins. I would be mad if no one congratulated me too.
It is kind of strange that Eliza, of all places, would choose to escape Higgins by seeking his mother for refuge. Maybe she was hoping that they would have to be brought back together so that she could speak to him again and clarify where they stand relationally. Also, it places Higgins's mother in an odd position because Eliza has come to share her feelings about Mrs. Higgins's son, which are mostly negative.
There seems to be a push in this book to not belittle or view someone as lesser than you, merely because of how much money they have. As Mr. Doolittle stated, "I don't need less than a deserving man: I need more." Also, because of Eliza and Higgins's interactions, it becomes apparent that taking advantage of person, as Higgins did to defeat a friend in playful competition, is not okay. Yes, Eliza has always been a girl that tries to push others into buying flowers, but she is worth just as much as someone with a mansion. This way of treatment did not win Eliza as a wife, or a friend, for Higgins.
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