1.1 Personal critique Pygmalion" describes the story of a common flower girl, who is taught a correct pronunciation and within a short time she acquires an upper-class accent which even the specialists take for genuine, so that she is fully accepted in upper-class circles. It is not only a story about the personal development of Eliza but Shaw shows phonetics as holding the key to social advancement and not only for Eliza but for everybody. He …showed first 75 words of 705 total…

…showed last 75 words of 705 total…made me imagine a society in which the social status is achieved by nothing but personality. In my opinion Pygmalion is a good play, because it is entertaining and exiting and it made me think about the social situation in the society in which I live today. This is a reason for me to judge it as a good book, since it was not only entertaining but it made you think about yourself as well.