Question

Who says the following and why? I ask you, what am I? I'm one of the undeserving poor: that's what I am. ... But my needs is as great as the most deserving widow's that ever got money out of six different charities in one week for the death of the same husband. I don't need less than a deserving man: I need more. I don't eat less hearty than him; and I drink a lot more. I want a bit of amusement, cause I'm a thinking man... I ain't pretending to be deserving. I'm undeserving; and I mean to go on being undeserving. Liza is trying to convince Pickering to buy some flowers. Doolittle is trying to get five pounds out of Higgins. Higgins is relating Doolittle's philosophy to Pickering. Doolittle is trying to get rid of his new riches.

Answer 1

Doolittle is trying to get five pounds out of Higgins.

Answer 2

Answer:

Doolittle is trying to get five pounds out of Higgins.

Explanation:

This passage shows Doolittle trying to get money out of Higgins. The man initially says that he has come to take his daughter Eliza away. However, we quickly learn that he is actually looking for money. He wants Higgins to give him five pounds so that he can get drunk. He is not hiding the reasons why he wants the money, nor is he pretending to have morals. He is honest about the reason why he wants the money, and this allows him to obtain it.