In this section of the book a whole new side is revealed of Higgins. A step into his personal life shows his very less-than-perfect self. Up until this point Higgins has struck me as a put together man who is prestigious in his work and social life. It isn't until I saw Higgins interact with his mother, when I began to think differently. His mother isn't proud of her son, but really she is embarrassed of him and thinks of him as a little bit less than a burden. Mrs. Higgins has good reason to though. Higgins often says things that are socially unacceptable and misplaced. Perhaps this has been going on the entire book, but I've failed to take notice in Higgins' faults because of his higher place in society.
One thing that I have noticed about Liza is that she has a very poor temper. She is easily set off and overreacts. An example of this would be when Liza confronts Higgins about not caring about her, as well as only being used as an instrument in a bet. Liza overreacts by throwing Higgins' slippers at him and raising her voice and spouting insults. Being used is an appropriate reason enough to become upset but it's not like Liza didn't know this was going on.
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