Second of all, all that sleeping around got me rid of my sexual hang-ups. Whadda you mean, Mom, don’t let a boy touch you, you know where? It
feels good when they touch you, you know where Parent, 1972: 11-12.
Sheila’s sexual intercourse increases. She has sexual intercourse with a guy that she meets in her Hallowen party in her apartment. That guy named Norman
Berkowitz. She is being aggressive to Norman. She feels comfortable to have sex with guys she just meets.
I was going crazy from the kissing and feeling, so I started-I became aggressive. I grabbed his you know what with a definite purpose in mind.
“It’s not okay.” “Norman, it’s okay.”
“It’s noy okay. I would never forgive myself.” “Norman, it’s okay. I’m not a virgin.”
“I am.” The
truth. I’m telling the truth. I was, at this point, holding the penis of a virgin male... Parent, 1972: 66-67.
After few times, Sheila has another sexual intercourse with another man
beside Norman. This man is Thomas Brown. She meets him at the bar when Sheila visits the bar. After that, she finds out herself is pregnant but she does not know
whether its Norman Berkowitz or Thomas Brown is the real father of the baby in her womb. She thinks that abortion is the easiest way to solve the problem.
“New York is so abortion-minded, its part of the culture
.” Parent, 1972: 149. “And what about a good lay? Don’t you like a good lay?”
“Sure I do. I like a good lay as much as the next person.” And I went there and, okay, we did it. It wasn’t bad, but it wasn’t good either
Parent, 1972: 145-146. I had an abortion Parent, 1972: 146.
I didn’t know if the little baby inside me was the son of Normal Berkowitz or Thomas Brown Parent, 1972: 148.
I wasn’t feeling very maternal, and I didn’t feel that I was destroying a life. The abortion seemed like the easiest way out Parent, 1972: 148.
This matter seems like not make her feel sorry for the baby. She is doing abortion easily and thinks that it is not a big deal. It is not a big deal because she
thinks that the baby in her womb is only few weeks and it is alright to do the abortion. She keeps her sexual intercourse with other different guy time by time.
She does not feel shy to have sex with different guy or with the guy she just meets. It shows that premarital sexual intercourse is a lifestyle for lot of people who lives
in New York city including Sheila Levine.
2. Freedom to Choose Some Interests
After Sheila graduates from her School, she joins in the Syracuse University and then she is transferred to New York University. When she is joining the
university, she is already deciding what job she wants to join. She already shows her interest to get her own job.
I wanted the type of job that Glamour magazine writes about-WOMEN WHO ARE DOING THINGS-Salary Harding spends most of her day in a
helicopter with her handsome boss, whom she married just six days after becoming his creative assistant Parent, 9172: 21-22.
Sheila has a high criteria about what kind of job she wants in life. She wants
a creative job for her future career. Teaching and typing is kind of jobs she hates. She does no
t want to be a teacher and she also doesn’t want a job which is only typing. Being a teacher is not her passion and typing is not a real job for her.
“Do you type?” “I type a little, but I don’t want a job where I have to type. I want to do some
creative type of work . I wouldn’t even consider a job that required typing.”
Parent, 1972: 25. Besides what kind of job she wants, she also decides to live by herself in
her own apartment. Sheila decides to live in ther apartment with her friend named
Linda. They tell their parents about to live in their own apartment and then they look for a rent of apartment.
“Boy, did my parents give me the silent treatment when I left Parsippany this morning. They’re really upset that I’m leaving home. What about your
mom? How’d she take it?” “Great. No problem. Wished me luck.”
“You’re kidding” “Of course I’m kidding. She’d rather have me frozen in her stand-up freezer
than have my own apartment.” Parent, 1972: 33. Eventhough their parents don’t agree with their decision to move into their
own apartment, Sheila and Linda are still looking for an apartment. Finally, their parents get them permission to move into their own apartment.
Sheila also can have her vacation whenever she wants. She and Linda plan to take a vacation to Europe. In Europe, they visit London, Paris and Rome in two
weeks vacation. This is the first time they go vacation by their self and it makes them very exited.
“Sheil, how much do you have in the bank?” “I don’t know... about two hundred and forty-one dollars.”
“Great When’s your vacation?” Mr. Holland is very nice about it. The squirrels don’t start singing until
September . I have two weeks whenever, I guess.”
“Great I’ve got two weeks and there’s a million charter flights through the NYU Alumni Association we can get and they only cost a hundred and
eighty dollars round trip.” “Okay. So we have two weeks. We’ll just go to London, Paris and Rome.”
Parent, 1972: 68-69. They enjoy their two weeks to see London, Paris and Rome. They share
memories together in Europe as a bestfiend. It is such a worthful memories for both of them. They feel in love with those three beautyful cauntry and decide want to
live there soon.
