CHARACTER THROUGH SPEECH IN PYGMALION

THE FLOWER GIRL

Strong dialect indicates she is not originally from London, possibly not educated at all.
Easy going girl, very young. Doesn’t seem to think about consequences of her words or actions- she calls Freddy “deah”, and “Freddy”.

( her appearance is described to the minutest detail, leaving hardly anything for the imagination of the reader)

She seems quick, intelligent, and shrewd enough to look after her own interest/gain. This we can see by the way she jumps at the slightest chance to make good a sale. When she realizes that the woman near her is Freddy’s mother, she immediately asks her to pay for the ruined violets. At this point she seems quite streetwise, quite capable of looking after herself. She goes all the way in trying to make a sale, as we can see by her words:

“ I can give you change for a tanner.”

She calls The Mother “kind lady” so she obviously knows the right way to approach people.
Despite her obvious poverty, she is...