Shelia

Question 1

Act 1

Answer 1

1. But these girls aren’t cheap labour they’re people”
   - shows shelias awareness for social issues compared to her parents
   - Feels sorry for people like Eva - shows compassion for them
   - Emphasis class and society responsibility
   - The start of shelias transformation
   - Challenges the attitude from family

Question 2

Act 1

Answer 2

1. “I know. I had her turned out of a job”
   - shelias character development
   - Admits to what she did
   - Show her understanding to what she did
   - Foreshadows the theme of guilt and responsibility

Question 3

Act 2

Answer 3

1. “I know I’m to blame and I’m desperately sorry.
   - shelia takes full responsibility for her actions
   - Shows the turning point of shelias character
   - Aceept it’s her fault comparing to parents

Question 4

Act 2

Answer 4

1. “I’ve been so happy tonight. I had no idea what was coming”
   - reveals Shelia initial joy contrasted to her saddness about Eva and Gerald
   - Highlights her vulnerability

Question 5

Act 3

Answer 5

1. “You don’t understand anything you never did”
   - directs this at her parents
   - Expressing how upset frustrated she is at them
   - Highlights the generational divide
   - Shows how she is adapting in too a more individual life

Question 6

Act 3

Answer 6

1. “I’m not a child, don’t forgot”
   - Shelias desire to be taken seriously and treated like an adult
   - Highlights her rejection from parents and how they try and hid her from everything
   - Her transition from innocent to mature