One of Rita's main difficulties is how limited her choices are due to the class she was born into. The culture in which she grew up meant that if she "started taking school seriously she would be different from [her] peers, and that's not allowed," so she was never pushed to become anything more than a mother and a mother. wife. She was unable to get an education and find herself due to the limited expectations and choices related to her class status. In Act I, Scene II Rita tells Frank about an incident with her mother while she was crying because she was sure they could "sing better songs" and how "ten minutes later, Denny made her laugh and sing again, pretending not to having done so." I said so” which shows the discontent of the working class and how they have higher aspirations but have no choice due to their class status. It could be argued that this represents the search for social and political change in the 1980s, but it also exemplifies Rita's individual spirit fighting for the freedom to choose her own destiny. Denny's idea that they “have choice because [they] can go into a pub that sells eight different types of lager” represents how limited their choices and aspirations are. While this is clearly political, it engages the audience as it bases their belief that they have choice because you have many beers to choose from, it is anti-climactic and therefore entertaining. Rita goes on to explain how Denny believes he has a choice because he can choose between "one lousy school and another", between "job or dole", and between "stork and butter". The absurdity of Denny comparing important issues like education and jobs to trivial choices like butter or margarine makes the audience laugh, while simultaneously highlighting the value of education in working-class culture. This shows that although Russell includes social commentary, his