Scene two starts with Rita`s new voice. She has changed her voice because Trish ,her new classy friend, has told her that this voice is much more refined that the other one. In fact, Rita thinks that this new voice is part and parcel of talking properly. Of course, Rita`s decision really pisses Frank a big deal. H ecannot understand why she wants to be a person she is not. That`s why he tells her that she is not a " dalek" and that she has to be herself. Yet, Rita ignores Frank`s comments and keeps on talking about the heated dicussion she has had on the grass with some students who have dared to compare Chatterley with Sons and Lovers. In fact Rita feels that these people know nothing about Literature and that they cannot look down on Lawrence by comparing such good novel with the crap they are comparing it. Here we can clearly see how superior Rita feels. Infact, she feels in the position of a Literature expert. She feels like discussing even correcting peers. this , of course, makes Frank a bit uneasy. He realizes that Rita has become completely independent even arrogant at times. Whatsmore, Rita finishes this scene by telling Frank that after this heated discussion she has made friends with these students and that they have invited her to go to France with them for Christmas time. She also mentions a boy called Tyson who likes Rita. This clearly pisses Frank a lot to the point that scene three starts with Frank being completely drunk.
Frank has been teaching completely drunk. Of course this will cause him lots of trouble. However, he feels there is nothing wrong with being drunk as long as he can keep on giving the lecture. This is a hint on how lost Frank is. Here we can perfectly realized that without Rita Frank feels his life has no sense. Rita has filled his life with joy but now she seems to be having a new life, alife in which Frank doesn`t feel like fitting ; he feels completely at a loss. However, Rita is also becoming a bit at a loss. Here we see how difficult it is for Rita to express her own ideas without letting others to influence her. At this point I think she also may feel a bit confused.
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Have you intentionally (though apparenlty inadvertently) used slang once and again in this post, Lucía? Is this perhaps a parody of what we observe Rita going through?
You say Frank's uneasy because Rita "has become completely independent"... Is that truly so? Or has she just "changed masters"?
Finally, you go as far as suggesting Frank's crisis (and lapse into drunkenness!)is triggered by Rita's remark about Tiger... What might be so upsetting to Frank the teacher? Or is all this just about Frank the man?
Bubbling with questions...
Happy blogging!!!
Big hug,
Gladys
I think has developed a great deal of independence. I don`t think this is just a parody. I think she has really become a critical thinker , someone who can express her thoughts and ideas much clearer.
As regards Frank`s reactions I think it is basically the teacher who feels a bit left aside. I think that when Frank meets Rita , he meets himself. I mean, He was completely out of the system. He had no credit as a teacher and nobody respected him, not even himself. When he met Rita he started recovering some of the respect he had lost. He started being somebody.And now that Rita has wings and wants to fly he feels completely useless and fearful. There coulb be some degree of jelousy but this is not the core of the conflict.
Just think about this, Lucía: Rita says she's now using "beautiful language because Trish says there's no point in discussing beautiful ideas in an ugly voice"... whose ideas is she actually expressing?
I do agree with you that Frank at first felt Rita brought some respect to him... I wonder how she might be taking it away from him now?
I'd love to read more from you on this... possibly some time later in the course?
Love,
Gladys
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