Doing better

When Rita's mother says "we could sing better songs than those", Rita realises she is not the only one in her family who wishes could change herself. She understands her mother also longs or had once longed for the opportunity to change herself and her lifestyle.

This shows that even people who seem happy about their lives sometimes wish they were better or different somehow. By defying her reality and wanting something more, Rita shows everyone what many people would like to do: being herself and doing whatever is necessary to become someone better, in her case, through getting an education.