ce are a problem in America. In this case, however, it is more a subcultural problem, but it is related to the way classes differ. She discusses how white people, males particularly, have “skin color that was an asset for any move one was educated to want to make”. In her case, she thinks that most people don’t realize that they are segregating against minorities or sex. White people have more of an advantage in our society, but it is kept as something people do not discuss, as is male advantage, with the myth that “democratic choice is equally available to all.” Oppressiveness in the United States seems to be unconscious, therefore, it is hard to put an end to it. Like in Pygmalion, class relations were part of their culture, and poor people were always looked down upon. Even though you may expect such a well-educated man such as Higgins to be a gentleman, he is far from it. He believes that how you treated someone is not important as long as you treat everyone equally. His great secret is not to have good or bad manners but to have the same manner as all human souls. To behave as if you were in Heaven, with no third or first class, and where one soul is as good as the next, with no recognition of any personal assets. He is consistently rude to many, but is also well mannered at parties and in good times. Mrs. Pearce, his maid, treats the girl like scum when she first meets her, saying, “It’s no use talking to her like that, Mr. Higgins: she doesn’t understand you…. you must call me Mrs. Pearce not missus…..” Also, when Mrs. Pearce is showing her the bathroom, Eliza has no clue what the bath is for. “You know you can’t be a nice girl inside if you’re a dirty slut outside. ” In the part of the play when Eliza, Mrs. Higgins and Henry meet with Mrs. , Mr. and Miss Eynsford Hill, Higgins is unwillingly forced to have tea with them. Even though the Eyn...
