Change In Willy Russell's Educating Rita

New phases of experience frequently bring about growth and change in one’s life. As one experiences new stages in their life, change is an inherent part of moving ‘into the world’. Willy Russell’s play Educating Rita, shows us that attitude is important for change and growing ‘into the world’.

The new experiences can be problematic but it’s up to the individual to prevail and conquer.
It demonstrates to us that change involves taking risks leading to positive consequences of change. Opening the door provides new experiences for growth and change just like Rita opening the door to her lessons provides her the opportunity to absorb knowledge so eagerly.
The Door allows you to get out and experience new things.

The door, being the
It is here where I believe the greatest change happened for frank. He got a haircut. When he stopped fighting what is inevitable and stopped taking things personally he too changes.

He is dependent on Rita for his change essentially. In contrast Rita wanted to change, knew what she wanted and most importantly was determined. Frank didn’t know what the future held for him. A door became presented to him when he was given an ultimatum to go to Australia or resign. He now has to take the initiative open it and embrace it.

In Spiderman Peter Parker (PP) undergoes growth and change after experiencing a bite from a “super spider”. Before he was a skinny, challenged, immature, insecure and a nerd. However after been bitten he becomes muscularly ripped and has increased motor skills “Weird,” a confused Parker remarks. This only initiates the transition from his old world into the world of a crime fighting superhero. He has to face various experiences before he grows and changes. He explores his new abilities of pre-cognition, wall climbing, “web slinging” and superhuman athleticism in till he leaps from a building, the peak of his self discovery. His surrogate father and uncle tells him “With great power comes great responsibility. Remember that Pete.” He has these powers forced upon
The door shows us that entering a new world requires risks and taking on new experiences in order to grow. Spiderman shows us that that change can be forced but it is what you do with that change that determines how you grow and move ‘into the world’.

All of these texts show that new experiences lead to growth and change. And it’s worth taking the risk (the greater the risk the greater the change) because going into the world should always be better than staying behind.

“Every man and woman is born into the world to do something unique and something distinctive and if he or she does not do it, it will never be