58 loved. “She was, Mrs. Barthuly admitted, the closest thing to an unteachable child
she had ever encountered.” 52 The evidences above clearly mentions that Sheila was humiliated by
people around her including her father. Her aggression was unacceptable and annoying, because of this that she was labeled a crazy child. Sheila was not easy
to be loved.
c. Sheila’s Social Rebuffs
Sheila’s behavior made a lot of people angry. Her burning incident made her an unwanted child. Torey felt that Sheila’s aggressive behavior resulted in her
relationship to the society. Nobody would cooperate with her because she was not easy to be loved. “’I should have known that no teacher would want a six-year-old
with that background in his or her classroom. No parent would want a child like that attending school with his or her child. No one would want that kid loose.’” 5
Sheila was kicked out from her previous school. Teachers gave up teaching her. She made no friends in her class. Her terror put a lot of people in
danger, so that she was rejected.”She had attended three schools in her short education history, not including the one she was in now. All the moves had
resulted from her uncontrollable behavior.” 32. Sheila’s previous teacher also said that Sheila was an annoying girl so that she must be sent out of school. “’Oh
my gosh,’ Mrs. Barthuly said when I told her who I was and why I had called. ‘I thought they had put her away for good.’” 50
59 Sheila’s failure to adapt to social life resulted in her being placed in the
state hospital by the court. “’Tor, I told you this was only a temporary placement. The court ordered that she be placed in the state hospital when an opening came
up. It really is out of our hands. Your placement was only temporary.’”212 Overall, Sheila was rejected in social life. Sheila’s behavior disturbed
people around her. Sheila suffered social consequences. She was often sent out from school and she could end up in the state hospital.
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CHAPTER V CONCLUSIONS AND SUGGESTIONS
This last chapter consists of two main points, conclusions and suggestions. The conclusions outline Sheila’s characters, the types of Sheila’s aggression and
the factors influencing Sheila’s aggressive behavior, and the impact of her behaviors. The suggestions part will give a few suggestions for future researchers
and also a few ideas on how to use this novel to teach English.
A. Conclusion
Based on the analysis, Sheila was indicated as a sadist girl. Her character was seen through the author’s personal descriptions of Sheila and through Sheila’s
past life. Sheila was uncontrollable. Sheila’s character was described in the questionnaire of her life history that her father filled out. The author clearly
mentions Sheila’s uncontrolled character when Torey left her to go to the seminar. Mrs. Collins wanted Sheila to be kicked out of school because of her
uncontrollable behavior. The characterization of Sheila’s uncontrollable behavior was observed from the author’s personal description and the conversation between
Torey and her assistant. Sheila did not speak with her friends on the first day of school. She refused
to cooperate with friends and the teacher. She also did not want to make friends. Furthermore, Sheila is characterized as an antisocial child. The description of
