Monday, August 13, 2012

Pygmalion-Entry 1

It's kind of hard to understand the flower girl, but luckily I've been watching Doctor Who; he did a good job of representing her dialogue, though, and it's a lot easier to understand if you say it in your head (I imagine her sounding like Jackie Tyler). I kind of wish he'd have left her dialect in, but it would probably distract us too much trying to understand her. I don't really get how the 'ah-ah-ow-oo-o' is supposed to sound, though.
Liza's getting really annoying. If I was a poor girl and a gentleman offered to feed and clothe me and make me a lady, I'd be a lot more cooperative than she is. She keeps going back and forth and threatening to leave. I think this is to show how unlady-like Liza is so when she becomes a lady it will mean more to the reader and we'll be more surprised by it.
Okay, I was getting suspicious there when her dad was at the door, since she said she got kicked out of her home, so he wouldn't know where she was; I'm glas his explanation makes sense and isn't completely far-fetched. Wait, so Higgins wants to get rid of her now? Whaaat? This guy is really odd, he just changes his opinion so much all the time, not to mention his general rudeness. It might be to add tension (because you never know what he's going to do next), excitement, and humor, but there could be a bigger reason.

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