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She can be herself. Her escape.

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Denny is the one who is constantly preventing Rita from doing what she wants as he believes that everything seems content to him. Rita wants more opportunities and choices, but Denny thinks that it is good enough- like that he is have a lot of choices of alochol when compared to those of even lower position to him. Denny represents those of working class that are satisfied with their current life, and does not consider the possibilities of potentially 'climbing up' to another part of the social ladder.

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When she was young she did what others did-not take education seriously. But now she strives for education even though married women at her age might be housewives.

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The song choice shows how different social classes are

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The dinner
- upper class expectations
- Rita's expectations vs Frank's expectations

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Julia symbolises Frank's subtle misogyny through his dismissive attitude towards her, and her contrast towards Rita shows how privileged men cast off privileged women in favour of uneducated women due to fearing them as equals

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Changing your outer appearance doesn’t necessarily change ones personality.

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The knowledge of her education and the foundation of her change

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Rita keeps looking out of the window, which symbolises her looking outside of her working class status

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A symbol of escapism

Frank's Room - Rita's escape from reality

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The role of education itself to many like Rita is because it can allow them to pursue a life and potentially move to a higher catergory of the social ladder. With more knowledge through education, they are ensured with more oportunities. And through education, people can 'escape' their reality and migrate to another.

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Rita’s mother thought it was too late for her to make a change caused Rita decide to made change when she has a chance

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Rita's attempt to further her own social status through education and in turn moving upwards in society shows the role of working class people in society, and in turn, the self-worth of working class women

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Rita wants to change herself by doing an education which acan help move up the social class but in doing so she is sacrifing her position in society and her family relationship for it

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Rita, wanting to become part of the cultured middle-class, loses the sense of belonging in bother the middle-class and working-class. Frank pursues alcoholism because he is bored with his position of the “cultured middle-class”.

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Rita’s  inner conflict on going to the dinner party or not

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Rita opens up about her concerns on belonging. Frank also opens up and invites her to a dinner party. They often joke around with each other, Frank compliments Rita’s looks.

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The conflict between husband and wife wanting a child and not wanting a child due to wanting self-discovery.

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Act 1 Scene 4 p. 40
Rita: "Hey! Why don't we go tonight?"

Act 1 Scene 6  p. 46
Rita: "I was thinking of going to the art gallery tomorrow. It's me half-day off. D' y' wanna come with me?"

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She feels as if she doesn’t fit in with the middle-class people when Frank invited her to a dinner party. She also feels that she doesn’t fit in with her family as well as she did before because she is pursuing literature (?

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Rita is not afraid to express herself, whilst Frank evades or "sugarcoat" his words.

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Rita is not afraid to express herself, whilst Frank evades or "sugarcoat" his words.

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Rita is a no-filter person -who isn't afraid of expressing herself using curse words or terms such as 'erotic' and 'tits', while Frank is hesitant on using those terms and expressing himself freely without filters.

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The downfall of Rita and Denny's relationship

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The downfall of Rita and Denny's relationship

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Due to Rita's determination to recieve an education to advance her social class,Denny fears he may lose the rita he knows causing him to lash out by stopping her advancement like burning her books

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She is a hairdresser and she wants to be middle-class

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Frank being in the higher class and then Rita being in the lower class. And Rita wanting to be with the higher class as she doesn’t want to be with ‘her people’.

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Many Books and Poems were referensed in order for frank to teach Rita about liturature in it's whole but both rita and frank had different views on it like analising and enjoying

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Rita wanting education to discover herself and also believing that education will give her freedom.

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His alcoholism is similar to the likes of Rita with education and knowledge. He uses alcohol as means to escape a certain part of reality, compared to Rita wanting education to pursue a different life.

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The rigidity of institutional views on academia contribute to the misunderstandings  between Frank and Rita