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Plot Summary of My Fair Lady
"The novel form of George Bernard Shaw's Pygmalion has the witty banter and quotes we all know and love. We get to laugh along as Eliza Doolittle turns from cockney flower girl to a lovely addition to "proper" society, but will she like the transformation and will Henry Higgins see her as anything other than an experiment?"
Brandy Todd, Resident Scholar



Review Analysis of My Fair Lady
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Plot
Tone of book? - humorous
Time/era of story - 1900-1920's
Inside culture (main char) - British
Other aspects: - story of the poor
Strong "rags to riches" component? Yes
Is this an adult or child's book? - Adult or Young Adult Book
Outside culture (society) - British
Ethnic/regional/gender life Yes

Main Character
Gender - Female
Profession/status: - trader
Age: - 20's-30's
Ethnicity/Nationality - British
How sensitive is this character? - sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor - Cynical sense of humor
Intelligence - Average intelligence
Physique - healthy but a geeky weakling

Main Adversary
Identity: - society
Age: - long-lived adults
Profession/status: - wealthy
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in: - a moderate amount
How sensitive is this character? - mean, arrogant
Sense of humor - Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence - Average intelligence
Physique - average physique

Setting
How much descriptions of surroundings? - 5 ()
Europe Yes
Misc setting - resort/hotel

Style
Person - mostly 3rd
Accounts of torture and death? - no torture/death
Weird Victorian/Shakespearean English? Yes
Unusual Style: - a lot of play on words - No single main character?
Amount of dialog - significantly more dialog than descript
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