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How is Mrs. Higgins's point of view influenced by

the time and culture in which she lives?
She disapproves of boys playing with dolls.
She is shocked that a woman would enjoy cultural
events.
She cannot imagine a way for a woman to survive
on her own.
She puts her fingers in her ears when the men make
too much noise.

User Leozilla
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Answer: She cannot imagine a way for a woman survive hey own.

Step-by-step explanation:

User Tsap
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Answer:

She cannot imagine a way for a woman to survive on her own.

Step-by-step explanation:

Pygmalion is the play written by George Bernard Shaw. The play is a rendition of Greek myth.

In the play, Mrs. Higgins is a lady living in a Victorian Era. During the Victorian Era, there were many rules of dos and don'ts for each class. The upper-class women of the society were offered only a few career options as compared to today. Upper-class society women had one career option, that is marriage.

So, for Mrs. Higgins in the play, it was a matter of concern when Higgins and Pickering were performing a little experiment on Eliza, a flower girl. Mrs. Higgins said that though Eliza may learn the manners and etiquettes of duchess she can no longer go back on becoming a flower girl. She needs to have someone (through marriage) to look after her financially. She disapproved of woman earning to survive on her own.

"The manners and habits that disqualify a fine lady from earning her own living without giving her a fine lady's income!..." (Reference from Pygmalion).

So, the correct answer is the third option.

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