Rita enters in a rush, very excited about having gone to the theatre, a real one, to see a play, Macbeth.
She begins telling Frank what she actually expected from the play saying "I thoughtit was gonna be dead borin' ". But even so, she wanted to experience by herself and she went eitherway.
After seeing the play, she found it "bleddin' great, honest... it done me in, it was fantastic".
She now wants to write about it, so excited she is... She even bought the book.
She frequently uses the word "fantastic" and "dead good" to refer to it.
Unfortunately, Rita wouldn't be able to use those wonderful expressions in an essay. Essays are part of rhe formal environment of education, and as such, she is not allowed to write with freedom to choose any vocabulary. She needs to adapt to the expected words and phrases necessary to write an academic piece of writing.
From my experience as a student, it can be difficult sometimes to find the correct words. And I have the feeling that Rita may find certain difficulties when the time comes for her to write her precious essay on Macbeth...
Monday 22 September 2008
Monday 8 September 2008
It's life for me
Rita gives several reasons to why she wants to study, even though she's having serious problems with her husband Denny because of the course.
She claims she is busy "findin' herself" and therefore has no time to find someone else, husband or lover... She only wants what she's findin' inside her. She says Frank gives her room to breath, which is certainly what she actually wants Denny to do: she wants him to let her live her life and become a better person. She feels Frank feeds her without expecting anything in return, whereas Denny gives her nothing more than headaches and urges her to have a baby.
She is taking the course very seriously. She has even threatened Denny with killing him if he touches what seems to have become her favourite book: Peer Gynt.
She already feels a different person, a different Rita to whom Denny married. She doesn't see the course or literature as taking the place of life, but as life providers... She feels alive now, able to choose how to live it. She wants to make the most out of the lessons, and that's why she refuses to go to the pub. Every moment counts to help her see more things, deeply...
She claims she is busy "findin' herself" and therefore has no time to find someone else, husband or lover... She only wants what she's findin' inside her. She says Frank gives her room to breath, which is certainly what she actually wants Denny to do: she wants him to let her live her life and become a better person. She feels Frank feeds her without expecting anything in return, whereas Denny gives her nothing more than headaches and urges her to have a baby.
She is taking the course very seriously. She has even threatened Denny with killing him if he touches what seems to have become her favourite book: Peer Gynt.
She already feels a different person, a different Rita to whom Denny married. She doesn't see the course or literature as taking the place of life, but as life providers... She feels alive now, able to choose how to live it. She wants to make the most out of the lessons, and that's why she refuses to go to the pub. Every moment counts to help her see more things, deeply...
Monday 1 September 2008
Feelin' stronger
In these scenes we witness Rita's development in writing some essays. At first she cannot write following the set conventions for essays. Either she quotes too much other authors when writing about a specific one, or she writes very few words. She thinks short is good if it goes to the point. But Frank tells her that doesn't always mean correct.
She believes that attending the course is helping her open her eyes more. She views her surrounding environment as one which lacks culture as a way of living. She believes people she knows do not enjoy life as they have got used to living day by day without trully enjoying it.
She feels stronger if going to class. She mentions her husband is afraid of her becoming stronger. I believe he is afraid of loosing Rita if she becomes more educated. He may think that once she gets an education, she will want more for her life and so will want a better, more educated husband. I think Rita is not that kind of person and that what she expects of getting an education is not necessarily a way out of the working-class environment, but a way of expressing herself and feeling good with herself and her environment.
She believes that attending the course is helping her open her eyes more. She views her surrounding environment as one which lacks culture as a way of living. She believes people she knows do not enjoy life as they have got used to living day by day without trully enjoying it.
She feels stronger if going to class. She mentions her husband is afraid of her becoming stronger. I believe he is afraid of loosing Rita if she becomes more educated. He may think that once she gets an education, she will want more for her life and so will want a better, more educated husband. I think Rita is not that kind of person and that what she expects of getting an education is not necessarily a way out of the working-class environment, but a way of expressing herself and feeling good with herself and her environment.
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