Shirley and Rita

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I consider this statement to be untrue. I believe Shirley and Rita both win in their own way. Both women get the main objective they were directing towards. Rita gets her education and Shirley gets the 'former Shirley Valentine' that was longing to get out. Her hope and self-confidence badly shattered by marriage and life.

Shirley Valentine is a witty, British look at one woman's triumph over traditional gender roles, boredom, and the empty nest. She is offered a way out, a holiday and after many hums and hahs, Shirley seizes the opportunity and goes to Greece, a world far away from her troubles. There, she sees a new life for herself, one that she would rather than back home in a lost marriage. Shirley brakes out of the mould set for

desperately craved for and now is again? I wish it ended with a good, happy, solid ending, but not all tales end up happy-well not for everyone.

Rita felt that at the end she had want she wanted, but secretly I don't think she liked the fact that Frank was going off to Australia. I have a feeling she knew about his feelings for her, but she never said anything-maybe because she thought it was wrong (because of the teacher-student relationship thing) or maybe she just didn't have feelings for him. He felt that he had had enough of being a lecturer and wanted a change, after all that he had been through with Rita and his secret love for her that he did nothing about. But, I guess he wanted it that way.

I feel that Shirley wasn't content at the end. The story leaves y

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Approximate Word count = 521
Approximate Pages = 2 (250 words per page double spaced)

Category: English

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