In 20th century English culture, speech and choice of words were a decisive factor in one's social standing. The book Pygmalion illsturates this point by the speech and nature of the two main charaters, Mr. Higgins and Eliza. Pygmalion's satirical viewpoint of social classes is played through the slow movement of Eliza from a simple flower girl to a woman of class and stature.
The speech and word choice in Pygmalion play a large role in the plot movement of the play. When Eliza goes to Mr. Higgins for speech lessons, he regards her as a common begger or a person of a lower social class because of her speech and word
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