A Dreamer Girl The Character of Sheila Levine Described in Sheila Levine is Dead and

Being single at the age of thirty absolutely makes her feel stressful and going to be crazy. She always thinks that people around her will think negatively about herself. She thinks that people around her will think that she is not pretty and nice enough to marry a man. “No, no, children, don’t go up there. Crazy Aunt Shaila is up there.” “Why is she crazy, Mama?” “She is crazy because she didn’t get married. Nobody thought she was pretty enough od nice enough to want to marry her, so she went crazy. That’s all. No, no. Don’t go up there, honey.” Parent, 1972: 30. This negative thinking also makes her feel isolated from her social life. When her sister Melissa is going to be married she does not want to join the event. She does not want people at that wedding event is giving her questions about when she is going to be married. Mom, how could you? Dont let this happen to me. Dont make me go to the wedding with all those people asking me when my turn is. I dont have a turn Mama, dont let her get married first. Stop her. Please Parent, 1972: 120. When Sheila lives in an apartment with her friend Linda, she meets a guy from the same apartment. He is Charles Miller. He is very good looking guy. Sheila is exciting to meet a handsome guys like Charles Miller. Her excitement waned when she notices that Charles is throwing his garbage out in boxes. She thinks that Charles is homosexual because she sees Professor Hinley, who is a homosexual, does the same thing as Charles. Oh, Sheila, maybe hell come. “Calm down, Linda. Hes gay, a fag, a homosexual. ”You dont know. Linda, Linda, Linda, when will you learn? Anybody who puts garbage in a box has got to be queer. Ill be inside those boxes were old eyebrow pencils. How do you know? Im not going to prejudge anybody, and what if he is queer… that doesnt mean he wont change if he meet the right girl. Parent, 1972: 49. Sheila is being negative thinking is shown that she is not accepting herself. She is affraid to face the reality since the things in her life is not going well as she expects. Both her carrier and her love life are not going well and she is feeling that she has already failed in this life.

A. New York’s Lifestyle Described through the Setting in Sheila Levine is

Dead and Living in New York 1. Promiscuous New York city is one of many modern cities in this world. There are many people who want to live in this city. People who come to this city is looking for an education, job and also love life. There are many lifestyles in New York city as a modern city. One of them is premarital sexual intercourse. People who stay here makes that become their lifestyle. It would be not a big problem if there is a girls who is not virgin. In New York City there are one million single girls who wear a size nine, have straight hair, and have never had a pimple. Not one of these girl is a virgin Parent, 1972: 30. The first time Sheila loses her virginity when she is in the college. She has her first sexual intercourse with a gay named Will Fisher when the first time she meets him. It happens when Sheila’s friend Diane invites her to join her to Colgate to watch a game. After the game, they go to a small Italian restaurant and then go