How Does Shaw Explore the Artificiality of Class Distinctions Throughout pygmalion?

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and manners and way of dressing. Appearances are everything.

And obviously, like in any society, some strive to be what they are not in ordered to be accepted by society or to be wealthy, or both. This is Eynsford-Hills intention, for example. He wanted to move into the elite upper class by obtaining some wealth as they were of the right bloodline but their family had run out of their fortunes. This is also Eliza’s initial intention, when she wanted to move above her class after feeling ridiculed by Higgins. She wanted to change her destine, and didn’t want to be condemned as a flower girl the rest of her life. Their real drive, however, is not so much as to be rich but to be accepted by society. There are those that do it for money though, like the shallow character of Nepommuck; He moved above his original class and did so by blackmailing wealthy patrons whom he taught languages to. Ironically, the upper class seems to have the lesser of morality in this play.

Mr Doolittle is moved only by money. However, he is the only character that wishes he could go back to his original class. he believed that having no morals at all was better and easier than having money but needing to maintain an artificial sense of morality and compassion.

In conclusion, in these ways and through these characters it is that Bernard Shaw tries to reflect how artificial social classes were and how society classes didn’t really have a real worth, since it was clearly all superficial and anyone could be anything they want of they just faked their way to the top.