Definition of Terms INTRODUCTION

which she thinks different and also her struggles to get a man to be married, which has no re sult at all, while her age running. Her surrounding which seem so “normal” not happened to her. She is frustrated about her condition. She wants to end her suffer, and then she decides to commit suicide. She thinks that by ending her life, the world will be better without her and she will not feel ashamed, afraid, and worry about her single status, her overweight body and her curly hair. She thinks that by commiting suicide she can find happiness because she will be free from her problems and suffers Wirdhoningrum, 2006: 59. Next study is from New York Times Community. Lassie says that set in New York pre-sex in the city days, when middle class people could afford to live there. Sheila Levine is Dead and Living in New York was a favorite novel back in the 70’s by Gail Parent. Sheila that is living in New York should afford to face the reality of the life in New York. She is a Jewish girl who looks for a husband and a happines in her life. But the reality she should stuggle her life to be accepted in the society. Because of her life is hard then she gives up and decides to kill herself http:community.nytimes.com . Another criticism is written by A. Lively. According to Lively, Sheila Levine hates her life. She hates being unmarried, unattractive and overweight Jewish woman living in New York City. She suffers from having a controlling mother, no real friends and alone in the city that never sleeps. The answer of Sheila’s misery is to commit suicide. Before she commits suicide, she writes a note to all people that have caused her pain. Sheila also wants everyones know that she commits suicide because she is unmarried woman http:www.amazon.comSheila-Levine-Dead-Living-Yorkdp1585674710 . Last criticism is written by O’neil. According to O’neil, some hereditary factors that contribute to personality development do so as a result of interactions with the particular social environment in which people live. For instance, your genetically inherited physical and mental capabilities have an impact on how others see you and, subsequently, how you see yourself. If you have poor motor skills that prevent you from throwing a ball straight and if you regularly get bad grades in school, you will very likely be labeled by your teachers, friends, and relatives as someone who is inadequate or a failure to some degree. This can become a self- fulfilling prophesy as you increasingly perceive yourself in this way and become more pessimistic about your capabilities and your future http:anthro.palomar.edusocialsoc_3.htm . However, this study attemps to develop something new and different from the other studies. This study focuses on the topic of the impac t of New York’s lifestyle on the character of Sheila Levine in Gail Parent’s Sheila Levine is Dead and Living in New York. In this study, the reader can see the changes of Sheila’s character after she moves to New York city. Then, in this study, the reader can see the lifestyle which exists in New York. Before she moves to New York, Sheila’s mind is always set by her mother’s idea about marriage. Her mother always says that marriage is important for woman but that kind of mind set changes when Sheila moves to New York. In New York, she finds that woman can do everything they want. They can choose what kind of job they want and they have rights to choose their interest.

A. Review of Related Theories

In this part the writer uses some theories to be the basic guidance in answering the problem formulation. The theories will be divided into three parts: first, theory of setting; second, theory of character and characterization; third, theory of character development. 1. Theory of Character and Characterization Character according to Abrams 1989: 20 is an element of literary works that play a significant role in building a story. Character describes a person with certain types and certain qualities. Abram stated that the physical appearance, emotional, and moral qualities describe the character and characterization in dramatic or narrative work. The way characters speak, think and act show their emotional, person’s qualities of mind and moral qualities 1981: 23. It is obvious that character’s appearance in a literary work can extremely help the readers’ understanding about what is really going on in the play, as well as what qualities lie behind their presentation. According to Stanton 1988: 712 character is the individual appears in a story, mixture of interest, desires, emotiuons, and moral principles that make one individual different from other. Then, a character has a complex personality that is influenced by the environment or society where he lives. The motivation owned by a character to do