"Rita wins, Shirley loses" I consider this statement to be untrue. I believe Shirley and Rita both win in their own way. Both women get the main objective they were directing towards. Rita gets her education and Shirley gets the 'former Shirley Valentine' that was longing to get out. Her hope and self-confidence badly shattered by marriage and life. Shirley Valentine is a witty, British look at one woman's triumph over traditional gender roles, boredom, …showed first 75 words of 524 total…

…showed last 75 words of 524 total…love for her that he did nothing about. But, I guess he wanted it that way. So, in the end Rita and Shirley win for themselves. Not for anyone else, just them. Their goals were to get out of their stereotypes society and life set for them. To prove they are better than what people think, they can be what they believe and no one can tell them other wise. They are their own person.