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    Educating Rita

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    Willy Russell’s play Educating Rita‚ demonstrates different pathways between the two protagonists‚ Frank and Rita and there coming ‘into the world’ journey. In the play Willy Russell uses visual techniques such as: positioning‚ colouring‚ facial expression‚ and symbols. The use of these techniques has allowed the composer to portray a better understanding of the play Educating Rita and how it represents the message of coming ‘into the world’. One of the main themes in Educating Rita is change. Rita

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    McLeaod (2008) determined how individuals conform to the roles of prisoner and guard using a role-playing experiment. Past studies have shown that prison guard’s cruelty is due to dispositional and environmental factors. Guard and prisoners have personalities that lead to conflicts. Prisoners lack respect for order and law while the guards are considered violent and domineering. On the other hand‚ guards and prisoners behave in an hostile way because of the inflexible power structure found in the

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    Educating Rita Essay In this essay I am going to talk about act 1 scene 1 from the play Educating Rita which was written by novelist Willy Russell. Willy Russell was born in 1947‚ Whiston‚ Liverpool. Willy comes from a working class background. And upon leaving school at the age of 15 with one O-level in English‚ he became a ladies hairdresser for 6 years and ran his own salon‚ Which he said helped him become a good listener. He then had numerous jobs‚ including writing songs that he preformed

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    cope with the pressures of moving out ‘into the world’. When responding to texts‚ students are to demonstrate the different pathways (worlds and ways of coping) that are available. Educating Rita - Willy Russell explores notions of personal growth and self awareness through the transformation and process of change that occurs in Frank and Rita. the playwright describes the play as

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    Educating R|Ita

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    Educating Rita is a comical play written by Willy Russell in 1982. The play is set in the 1970s where social issues revolving around traditional family values and the roles of men and women are starting to change. The play is based around Rita White who is dissatisfied with her life and wants to transform herself. Throughout the play Rita start to change and realise that education cannot solve everything. Rita is a twenty six year old‚ uneducated Liverpool hairdresser. She has decided to enrol on

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    Into the World Speech “Explain how Educating Rita and Step Brothers portray the consequences of moving into the world” When a person moves into the world‚ they are often met with consequences for seeking this change. Willy Russell’s “Educating Rita” and Judd Apatow’s “Step Brothers” portray both positive and negative consequences of this change. Both protagonists experience the change of moving into a new life; however they are met with different consequences. Rita is first portrayed as a poorly

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    ”The Prisoner Who Wore Glasses” by Bessie Head is a short narrative with a powerful message. At first I was uninterested in and untouched by the story‚ but after understanding the moral context‚ I became engaged with the piece and it’s characters. The main purpose of the piece is to present a conflict where mental strength is tested against physical‚ showing that mental strength is superior and also to show that the world is a better place when we work together. Brille‚ the protagonist‚ not only

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    the world has many meanings‚ a new way of looking at life. The words ’’ into the world ’’ is the experiences that the person has to go through like changing their lives to something that may be different or the opposite to who they really are. Educating Rita is about a young adult trying to create a better life by getting a better education and creating a better self esteem to feel like she belongs‚ she says she wants to be more like the higher students. As we all know there are hard and easy obstacles

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    and challenging consequences which can be both positive and negative. Barriers and problems may exist and overcoming these barriers can be voluntarily or forced upon an individual. Concept and meaning of “Into the World” are explored in the play “Educating Rita’s Act 1 scene 5 and Act 2 scene 7” by Willy Russell and the science fiction masterpiece‚ “Frankenstein” by Mary Shelley. The transitional journey often can be difficult and challenging. The two protagonists‚ Rita and Frank‚ undergo a transformation

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    Educating Rita Essay

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    ” In your response‚ refer to your prescribed text and atleast one other related text of your own choosing. Individuals venturing into new experiences may 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

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