What are the similarities between the journey of the two women in the movies, Shirley Valentine and Educating Rita?We watched the two movies...

Both films feature women who are poorly educated and have
little confidence in their ability to better themselves. Rita is ignited by the desire
to better herself academically, even though her background shows little in the way that
she will succeed. However, her own passion to understand literature helps to fuel her
burned-out professor's rediscovered love of teaching. Shirley is a bored housewife whose
husband pays little attention to her and expects even less from her. When she decides to
take a vacation to the Greek isles, she rediscovers her female sensuality and realizes
that she still has a great deal to offer the world--and the right man. Both movies
emphasize the roles of women who have been relegated to a second-class status by their
male-dominated society but whose strengths of intellect and character are waiting to
break free.