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Flowers symbolize Eliza's transformation. She blossoms into a beautiful young lady, but her personality does not change; she is still the same flower. Higgins is a symbol of the Greek sculptor, Pygmalion. Eliza is a symbol of Galatea, the statue that Pygmalion creates and falls in love with.
So deep is his desire for the statue that Pygmalion sacrifices to Venus, the goddess of love, for a wife. Upon his return, Pygmalion discovers his beautiful statue to be alive. This classic myth displays both purity and the corruption of man.
