Educating Rita Question: How is the concept of belonging presented in Educating Rita? Extract One: Act 1 Scene 1 Willy Russell explores the concept of belonging in the first scene of Educating Rita through language and dramatic techniques. It is evident from the moment that Frank and Rita meet that their perceptions of belonging are vastly different. Rita’s entrance‚ "I’m comin’ in‚ aren’t I? It’s that stupid bleedin’ handle on the door. You wanna get it fixed!" shocks both Frank and the audience
Premium 2007 singles Woman Education
http://books.google.com.au/books?id=FGA72pS2dhkC&pg=PA96&source=gbs_selected_pages&cad=3#v=onepage&q&f=false Witness by Peter Weir This unit was prepared by Peter Yorke‚ St Marys Senior High School. About the film and director Film genre Story and plot Characters Setting Issues and themes Film techniques in Witness Camera placement Editing Close study of two important sequences Other techniques Writing tasks References About the film and director Witness is an
Premium Amish Film Peter Weir
and reads the inscription aloud; Frank: I’m gonna be dead clever ear and say ‘Education is not the filling of a bucket‚ but the lighting of a fire.’ W B Yeats. You lit my fire Frank. Maybe you’ll understand this now... Rita Frank: W B Yeats‚ Thanks for reminding me Rita ‘The Wild Swans at Coole’ springs to mind again! The musings of a middle aged man like myself. I lost the appetite for being a poet long ago and now all I have left is nothing except the acrid taste of whisky in my mouth.
Premium English language Second language Linguistics
imitation of inferior people’’. How far do you think that this applies to the character of Rita in the play ‘Educating Rita’? Educating Rita is a play that uses the colloquialism of the main protagonist‚ Rita‚ to create the comedy element for the audience when she is being tutored by Frank‚ an untypical university lecturer who works in the setting of 1980’s northern England. In interpreting the characteristics of Rita‚ it can be identified that comedy is indeed an imitation of inferior people as highlighted
Premium Social class Middle class Working class
encounter obstacles but may also gain significant rewards. This is present in the text ‘Educating Rita’ written by Willy Russell and the film ‘The Help’ written by Kathryn Stockett. In this text we see a fairly un-educated woman blossom and find herself through education; the obstacles she faces on her way to knowledge are the stepping stones in finding herself and entering the new world of education. Rita is a typical uneducated woman; her life is already planned out for her consisting of children
Premium Open University Education Educating Rita
Prada – The Devil is in the Details … Prada estimates its sales per year at $22 million (as of ~2001). The luxury retailer recently spent millions on IT for its futuristic “epicenter” store—but the flashy technology turned into a high-priced hassle. The company needed to generate annual sales of $75 million by 2007 to turn a profit on its new high-tech investment. When Prada opened its $40 million Manhattan flagship‚ hotshot architect (“star-chitect”) Rem Koolhaas promised a radically new
Premium Personal digital assistant
Evaluating Educating Rita Educating Rita tells a story of a 26-year-old married hairdresser‚ Rita‚ who decided to get education by taking a course in English literature from the Open University. Through the development of the relationship between Rita and her alcoholic and cynical tutor‚ Frank‚ this story brings up many concepts in adult development and education. After watching the movie‚ I have a further understanding of the concepts of changes‚ motivation to learn‚ freedom‚ and stability. Rita is a
Premium Learning Educational psychology Critical thinking
Moving into the world deals with aspects of growing up or transition into new phases of life and expanding the individual’s horizon. Through this change‚ individuals are faced with a range of consequences. The play Educating Rita by Willy Russell and Ian Mudie’s poem My father began as a god demonstrates that moving into the world could be from the character’s choices‚ transitions‚ social class which are shown through symbolism‚ metaphors and dialogue. Rita has been faced with many consequences
Premium Change Educating Rita Social class
Shakespeare’s tragi-comic play As You Like It‚ the characters form unusual relationships in an alternative environment enabling their true values and morals to be revealed and furthering the development of their identity. In David Frankel’s film The Devil Wears Prada we see the refreshing nature of displacement from one’s natural environment and how following this alternate path exposes the challenges to one’s identity. Ultimately‚ both texts reflect the powerful impact of context on forming value driven
Free Natural environment Environment Morality
Belonging implies change‚ and change rarely comes without consequence. The progression to belong into a now culture or place may be physical‚ emotional or mental. Rita‚ driven by feeling inadequate is the main character in Willy Russell’s play‚ Educating Rita. She achieves a successful move into her new world. However‚ she must overcome change which will come at a personal cost. Throughout the play Willy Russell depicts many themes; these include relationships‚ choice and consequence‚ social class
Premium Working class Social class