مجلة التميز
Volume 4, Numéro 2, Pages 52-61
2022-09-15
Authors : Alhanash Abdulmajeed .
"Pygmalion" is a signifier of socio-cultural change by the social reformer George Bernard Shaw. Social and cultural changes occur with reference to changes in personal and social aspects like customs, values, attitudes, and socio-cultural norms. This study traces the social equality in a capitalist society as well as the sufferings and struggle of Eliza for metamorphosis in a high class dominating society. It explores the role of education and language proficiency for Eliza's mutation and self-realization. The study is a qualitative study and uses the Marxist theory and the Foucauldian concept of knowledge/power for the theoretical analysis. It concludes that Eliza, the central character, goes under tridimensional stages that meet all the factors needed for social-cultural change achieving independency and self-realization. The metamorphosis process of Eliza is, meant by Shaw, to prove that all social distinctions are mere ego and can be overcome by equality of humanitarian rights mainly education.
struggle ; conflict ; education ; power ; change
Bellahcene Mallek
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pages 39-64.
Said Houari Amel
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pages 257-268.
Taibi Imene
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Aci Ouardia
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pages 210-222.