Sunday 19 August 2007
Educating Rita
Rita wants to study because she wants to know everything... She knows there's more to life than meets the eye and she's willing to give it a try! She wants to have a better life and she knows that it is through education that she will be able to succeed. She is an intelligent woman and we know so because of some of her remarks when she talks to Frank. She doesn't want Frank to understimate her, she wants him to help her.
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I think that Education serves Rita as a kind of Springboard to this new world she wants to discover.
I totally agree with you, Lucía! She wants to have a different, better life than the one she has, and she believes that she'll achieve her goal by means of going to university...And I think she's right!!
LOL,
Andre
In your view, is it possible "to know everything", Andrea? If not, do you believe Rita is not aware of this? Or does she mean something else? Should Frank tell her he cannot teach her "everything"? Wouldn't he be cheating on her if he didn't let her know this in advance?
And what in her remarks is an evidence of intelligence to you, I wonder?
Finally, what does "a better life" mean? How can university contribute to Rita's achieving it?
Lots of questions, I'm afraid!
Love,
Gladys
Definitely not Gladys!! it's not possible to know everything, yet we should try to guess what everything implies for Rita: it may be the opposite of what her life has been up to now, it may be the kind of general culture she has missed so far, the better life she wants to have... Do you remember Marlow's pyramid of needs? Self-actualization is only possible when the other needs, such as food, a place to live and the like, are covered... perhaps Rita knew this was HER time to study, to cultivate herself...
More and more deductions to your questions!!
LOL,
Andre
Great how far we can go when we think together, isn't it?
Just one final doubt: what do you understand by "general culture"?
;-P
LOL,
Gladys
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