“…I can do things on me own more now…”

It is startling to see how Rita’s personal development has increased. She dares to speak her mind when talking about books with Literature students she meets on the lawn. She is able to understand literature and write essays without consulting Frank all the time. But why does she change her way of speaking?
I think that Rita doesn’t want to leave a trail of what she was; even in her way of speaking. It seems that she is trying to imitate what she called “the proper students” at the beginning of the play, those who she wanted to be when she decided to study.
In turn, Frank finds it difficult to cope with this “new” Rita.
First of all, it is because he wants her to be the spontaneous girl he met, with her flaws and virtues. Secondly, when he finds out that the opinions in her essays are merely objective ones, because they don’t follow her instincts but they are led by different authors she read to make an opinion.
Frank is partly responsible for what has happened. He has asked Rita to be objective when writing or speaking about literature and not to involve her feelings when she had to give an opinion. That’s what Rita has done.

Ladies and Gentleman…this is Rita….!!

Rita has come back from London; she has been at the Summer School so she seems to be renewed. She has met new people, visited theatres and pubs and she has also been immersed in her work.

Rita has changed a lot during this time and Frank can see how her character and attitude show a different woman. She has dared to talk in public without caring less what people thought about her.

It was not in vain when Innocence and Experience by Blake is quoted in the play by the author. I believe that it shows how the experience of doing new things drives away the very spontaneity (innocence) Rita could express through her behaviour at the beginning of the play.
Frank, who was greatly surprised at her changes, did not seem to be glad to see Rita looking so well. Maybe, he felt he got stuck and Rita has developed into a secure woman, the one who feels good about herself.

Now, she was not an innocent girl anymore and it seemed she could spread her wings and fly wherever she wanted. The experience of being alone in London has helped her become more independent than she was and it has also helped her lose the innocence that led her to meet Frank

I want to change everything

After having been invited to Frank’s dinner party, Rita finally decided not to go to his house.
First of all, her husband did not go with her and they had a big fight about that. In spite of this, Rita decided to go there all the same. As she arrived to Frank’s house, she could see them from outside the house that Frank and his guests were enjoying the dinner, laughing and talking. So she came back to the pub where her family was.
To Rita, everything was a problem; she did not know how to dress up to go to the party or what wine they would like them.
I think that Rita was not prepared to join in another group of people that wouldn’t be her family or her “community”.
Although Frank showed her other strengths she had, it was not enough for her, and that is what made her finally say the reason for not going to the party.
Maybe, she made excuses for not saying what she really felt about it. She felt that, after all, everybody was going to laugh at her because of her way of speaking and behaving.
I think that when you are not satisfied with yourself, with your whole life, you do not feel well anywhere except when you do something you really like and want to.
It is better for Rita to continue looking inside her for the change she needs to be happier.