In George Bernard Shaw’s “Pygmalion," Eliza Doolittle is proven as a dynamic character. At the start of the play, Eliza is seen as a poor flower girl in desperate need of help, yet toward the end, she is transformed, inward and out, to a women of higher class power. This transformation is exemplified through Eliza’s change in social standing. Her position within society has been radically altered as a result of her education. Her education also leads to an improved sense of self-respect. Perhaps most importantly, Eliza develops an increased level of independence, breaking free from the social limitations placed upon her, to become a free and independent women. Eliza’s change, exemplified through her social standing, self-respect, and independence, is a testament to the power of education and the injustice of the class system. As Eliza is transformed from a flower girl to a lady, her position within society is radically altered. At the start of the play, Eliza is seen as a poor flower girl, practically begging to sell her flowers. Her appearance “leaves something to be desired” (Shaw), while her interactions with other people are considered “unintelligible outside London”. She is the definition of a low class citizen, being uncared for or properly looked after. After being taken in by Higgins to be properly educated on the matter of language and behaviour, her social standing is transformed. Eliza’s appearance is unmistakable, as her own father does not even recognize her. After being properly bathed and washed, Eliza is what men “should call attractive”, a huge step from being dirty and repulsive. Additionally, Eliza’s interactions with other people leap to a higher class. She is passed as a “duchess at an ambassador’s garden party”, a black and white difference from her unintelligible dialect selling flowers. At the end of Higgins’ experiment, Eliza’s social standing has been improved, and although w