Reclaiming Identity through Transformation: An Analysis of Shaw’s Selected Plays from the Perspective of Transformation
The present paper seeks to investigate the selected drama Pygmalion from the perspective of transformation. Shaw’s Pygmalion (1913) reflects an in-depth transformation through the characters, events, and incidents. Shaw in Pygmalion explores the concerns of class, language, gender, and identity by introducing the character Eliza Doolittle, a downtrodden flower girl who grows into an autonomous and self-confident woman through the assistance of Professor Henry Higgins and Colonel Pickering. This paper analyzes the play Pygmalion (2003) from the perspective of Transformative Learning theory given by Jack Mezirow (1991). The paper uses qualitative research with content analysis and comes up with the conclusion that the challenges faced by the character lead to her empowerment. Pygmalion reminds us that overcoming obstacles, even tough ones, can lead to meaningful growth in a world with many social barriers.
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Drama, Pygmalion, Transformative Learning Theory, Qualitative Research, Content Analysis, Overcoming Obstacles
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(1) Saman Salah
Assistant Professor, Department of English, Sardar Bahadur Khan Womenâs University, Quetta, Balochistan, Pakistan.
(2) Khair-Un-Nisa Azeem
MPhil Scholar, Department of English, Sardar Bahadur Khan Womens' University, Quetta, Balochistan, Pakistan.
(3) Maryam Shah
Lecturer, Department of English, Balochistan University of Engineering Technology, Khuzdar, Balochistan, Pakistan.
Cite this article
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APA : Salah, S., Azeem, K., & Shah, M. (2025). Reclaiming Identity through Transformation: An Analysis of Shaw’s Selected Plays from the Perspective of Transformation. Global Sociological Review, X(II), 128-133. https://doi.org/10.31703/gsr.2025(X-II).11
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CHICAGO : Salah, Saman, Khair-Un-Nisa Azeem, and Maryam Shah. 2025. "Reclaiming Identity through Transformation: An Analysis of Shaw’s Selected Plays from the Perspective of Transformation." Global Sociological Review, X (II): 128-133 doi: 10.31703/gsr.2025(X-II).11
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HARVARD : SALAH, S., AZEEM, K. & SHAH, M. 2025. Reclaiming Identity through Transformation: An Analysis of Shaw’s Selected Plays from the Perspective of Transformation. Global Sociological Review, X, 128-133.
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MHRA : Salah, Saman, Khair-Un-Nisa Azeem, and Maryam Shah. 2025. "Reclaiming Identity through Transformation: An Analysis of Shaw’s Selected Plays from the Perspective of Transformation." Global Sociological Review, X: 128-133
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MLA : Salah, Saman, Khair-Un-Nisa Azeem, and Maryam Shah. "Reclaiming Identity through Transformation: An Analysis of Shaw’s Selected Plays from the Perspective of Transformation." Global Sociological Review, X.II (2025): 128-133 Print.
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OXFORD : Salah, Saman, Azeem, Khair-Un-Nisa, and Shah, Maryam (2025), "Reclaiming Identity through Transformation: An Analysis of Shaw’s Selected Plays from the Perspective of Transformation", Global Sociological Review, X (II), 128-133
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TURABIAN : Salah, Saman, Khair-Un-Nisa Azeem, and Maryam Shah. "Reclaiming Identity through Transformation: An Analysis of Shaw’s Selected Plays from the Perspective of Transformation." Global Sociological Review X, no. II (2025): 128-133. https://doi.org/10.31703/gsr.2025(X-II).11