1. Class Roles in Pygmalion
... Laura's physical and emotional disabilities, it seems to excuse her from any practical obligation from the household. For example, when Laura volunteers to clear the table in the first scene Amanda quickly replied; "No, Dear you go in front and study your type writer chart Stay fresh and pretty! - It's almost time for our gentlemen callers to start arriving" (Williams 10). Financially, Laura ... contributes very little to the household, but does her best to hold it together emotionally. "Laura Wingfield has all the Gawky grace of an overgrown child" (Patrowicz [online]) Her childlike pe...
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