Determined and focused to overcome her obstacles, Rita becomes a confident and functional learner. His missions are comparable to those of his classmates. Rita earns the respect of instructors and students by actively and intellectually participating in individual, group, and class discussions. Beyond campus, Rita befriends an admired and cultured roommate and adopts a persona mimicking the upper-class environment. Rita goes to summer school in London and returns unlike herself, unrecognizable as a working-class hairdresser. Rita seeks the company of her classmates as she engages in scientific dialogue and enjoys classical music and