Question

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which is the most likely reason the writer of the play pygmalion chose to change the character of galatea from a statue to a working - class woman?
a. to protest the way working - class people are depicted in artworks
b. to draw a parallel between the objectification of working - class people and that of artworks
c. to comment on the fact that working - class people receive few opportunities as artists
d. to ask the audience to consider which character is the main one in the story

Explanation:

In Shaw's Pygmalion, the original Galatea was a passive statue shaped by Pygmalion. By reimagining her as Eliza Doolittle, a working-class woman, Shaw parallels how the statue was treated as an object to be molded with how working-class people (especially women like Eliza) were often objectified, controlled, and shaped by upper-class societal expectations. This core thematic parallel makes this the most accurate choice. The other options do not align with the play's central commentary on class and objectification.

Answer:

B. To draw a parallel between the objectification of working-class people and that of artworks