Choose to scenes from the film that illuminates the text of Educating :: English Literature

Choose to scenes from the film that illuminates the text of Educating Rita by Willy RussellWhen the piddle was compose there was a still a ethnic divide amongst the uneducated (as in no higher education) working class and the cultural and educated upper class further higher education was belatedly beingmadeavailable to the masses.This was partly due to Open University (OU) with provided a university education to those who commonly would have not been able to go due to employment or the detail that they might feel they wouldnt fit in, like Rita, because of the cultural differences.Rita feels she demand an education to conform to her life, as she knows that something in her life is not sort out and so she turns to the part of a life she doesnt have -education and knowledge of culture- to fill the gap.However as we find out this is not necessarily what she is missing, but in her search for an education she finds a new Rita, she even changes her name subscribe to Susan. Susa n is Ritas real name, however when she started OU she changed it to Rita after Rita Mae Brown, someone who she thinks writes literature, but in position writes pulp-fiction stories, because at this time she thinks all books are literature- this shows the cultural difference.The guide Educating Rita by Willy Russell gained prominent popularity curiously during the early eighties. There has also been a movie madefrom it starring Julie Walters and the more famous Michael Caine. Asso often the case, the movie was more elaborate with additionalscenes, some of which were speak of or retold by the actors in theplay. The movie also included several(prenominal) actors while the play onlyfeatured two, Frank and Rita. In this assay I am going to explore howthe film illuminates parts of the text when performed on stage.Although most of the details are small and subtle, they have a great impact on how the story portrayed. The movie offers much more background information on other character s and events that are important to the story. The play is much more restricted in the sense that a great many things are bound not to happen on stage, especially as there are only two characters. In fact nothing taking place outside Franks office can be seen by the audience. All action is then confined within the stages quartette walls. When Frank invites Rita to his home for dinner in the play the