2. Open Minded Person
Living in New York makes Sheila becomes open minded to everything in her life. She just does not think about to get married like she used to think that
marriage is an important thing for woman. Living in New York makes her thinks about her education and future career. She is, of course, realizing that marriage is
important and she wants to get married. On the other hand, she is also realizing what is her passion. Sheila feels guilty because she wants to get married and also
higher education and job. After getting transferred to New York University, Sheila joins in Education
Department. She joins School of Education with drama major and English minor. Here is the statement which shows Sheila becomes an open minded person and
chooses to get higher education. “So there I was, saddled with a draman major and
English minor in the School of Education.... ” Parent, 1972: 16
At the end, after four years joins at New York University, Sheila finishes her college. She graduates from New York University. She prouds to herself
because she finishes her educations and becomes a diploma. “So I graduated on the
hottest day of the year. I stood proudly, sadly, with the other graduates from the School of Education.....
” Parent, 1972: 19 Living in New York
opens Sheila’s mind about getting higher education. It makes her develope her mind to have education first, instead of getting married and
have children. Besides, Living in New York also makes Sheila imagine what kind of job
she wants. When she is in high school, she wants to get married but, on the other
hand, she also wants a career in her life. Then she decides to follow her passion to work and get her career.
By the time I got to high school I had definitely decided that I didn’t know what I wanted to be. Of course, I eventually wanted to get married and have
children. But I was selfish. I also wanted a career. Parent, 1972: 15 Her first career is in School of Education. She works in drama major and
English minor. She works with Professor Hinley and Joshua. She becomes a worker who helps Joshua and Professor Hinley to do the drama. In School Education,
Joshua works as a performer, Professor Hinley works as a director and Sheila works as a star worker. She sweeps the floor, paints the scenery, works the props, pulls the
curtains and sings at the opening night party. So there I was, saddled with a drama major and an English minor in the
School of Education, where I met Joshua and Professor Hinley. The three of us drifted together because we were the stars of the drama department.
Joshua was the star performer, immediately cast in all productions. Professor Hinley was the star director, directing all the main stage
productions. And Sheila? Sheila was the star worker. She swept the stage and painted scenery and worked the props and pulled the curtains and at the
opening night party she sang the score of Fiorello off-key Parent, 1972: 16.
Besides, Sheila also tries to look for another job. She comes to one agency
to another to look for her new job. One of agency she visits is called For College Graduates Only which is in West Forty-fifth. At the agency she is intervied by the
charming woman named Miss Burke. Sheila explaines what kind of job she prefers. Sheila wants a job which is creative. She thinks she is a creative person. She doesn’t
want a job which is just typing. Typing is not a creative job for her. “Do you type?”
“Actuallly I don’t really want a job where I have to type. I want to do something creative. I’m here to answer your ad in the paper-the on e where
they were looking for a bright gal. That’s me, a bright gal. Ha-ha-ha.” Parent, 1971: 24
All of the agencies which Sheila visits has not attractive Sheila. She does
not take any job from her interview because all of the agencies are looking for a woman who can type and Sheila does not like typing. She thinks that typing is not
a match job for her and that is totally not a creative job. Then, she gets another job from Rose Lehman’s sister. Sheila works in children’s record business which Frank
Holand is the owner of the company. So I got my job thro
ugh Rose Lehman’s sister. She was friendly with a man called Danny Hirshfield, who lived next door to a man called Herman Nash,
whose brother-in- law, Frank Holland, was in the children’s record business.
Rose’s sister swore to me that I wouldn’t have to type... Parent, 1972: 27- 28
At the end, Sheila chooses the job which she hates most. It is teaching. Her
mother has already told that teaching is a perfect job for Sheila. Her mother thinks that teaching is a job where Sheila does not have to spend all of her time in office.
When the student has a vacation then the teacher also has a vacation. That is the reason Sheila chooses this job because it is the right job for woman. This job has
some benefits for woman. Sheila has a good salary, holiday on Chirstmast and Easter and vacations on summer.
.....I went into teaching, like Mama always wanted. It was like becoming a nun. I didn’t make it in the real world, so I went into teaching. Through
about pensions and everything. I taught seventh-grade English on the Lower East Side. It wasn’t easy; the kids were tough, but the job had its benefits.
The pay was good-Christmast and Easter off, summer vacations. Parent, 1972: 140
Living in New York makes Sheila opens her mind. She decides what job
she prefers. She gets her own career to support her life. Eventhough her mother
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