sford Hill’s have no money left, and have nothing except their manners and appearance, they still act as if they are high class. However, Henry still rolls his eyes towards them. When Eliza meets with them, she tells stories that seem unbelievable to them, and uses language that they have never heard of. They all think she is just trendy and up to par on the new small talk, using the words “not bloody likely” which is just as bad as saying f--k in today’s modern day language. Mrs. Eynsford Hill is shocked, but her daughter, Clara thinks its modern, “delightful and quite innocent.” Nonetheless, at this time, Mrs. Higgins decides that Eliza is still not presentable to the upper class of society to pass as a lady. She “gives herself away with every sentence that she stutters”, but after the six months of lessons, she is ready for the party, and passes as a lady with flying colors.In the article, “Women, Minorities, and Indigenous Peoples: Universalism and Cultural Relativity” by Carole Nagengast, she discusses cultural relativity and how universalism is desired throughout the world. She describes how these three groups are deprived of civil and political rights. This relates to Pygmalion because she describes how these ‘minorities’ have less rights than white males with an education. Also, it describes how freedom among women is inappropiate to Eastern and Southern cultures. Higgins remains to treat Eliza with no respect throughout the entire play, no matter who is around. In Act V, he “treats a flower girl as duchess”, and justifies it as “ the question is not whether I treat you rudely, but whether you ever heard me treat anyone else better.” Eliza doesn’t answer the question but we all know that he has treated others better than Eliza. At parties, for example, Higgins is a gentleman to the hosts and other guests, but still treats Eliz...
