The document discusses how Willy Russell shows the changes in Rita's character throughout the play "Educating Rita". It begins with Rita as an abrupt and crude working class woman who seeks escape from her boring life through university literature courses. By the end of the play, Rita transforms into a well-educated woman who has learned to be true to herself, bridging the gap between her working class roots and new middle class knowledge. The play uses only two characters, Rita and her professor Frank, to depict Rita's journey of self-discovery and social mobility through education.