Sandy's Irresponsibility: A Case Study

First of all, Sandy, Anna’s roommate, can be described as irresponsible. One example that proves this was the time Sandy lied to her boyfriend. Back home, Sandy has a boyfriend and the only way she finds is a good solution to solve their fighting is through lying. In the past, Sandy has told him that she was pregnant just so he was forced to stay with her and treat her right (Halpern 163). Surprisingly, he never broke up with her even after the gigantic lie was out of the way; however, Sandy’s ways with dealing with the truth shows just how irresponsible she is. Instead of handling the truth, she decided to completely turn away from the fighting in an unhealthy way: lying. This is a foolish mistake that is bound to catch up with her at any …show more content…
Sandy’s only responsibility at the hospital was watching over Morgan, and the way she failed to take care of her proves her irresponsibility. The final reason why Sandy can be analyzed as irresponsible is shown by the way she deals with conflict. When asked why she was admitted into the mental hospital, Sandy answered, “’ I guess it’s ‘cause I don’t get along with my parents… I ran away to live with my grandparents, my parents didn’t like it, came to get me, and now I’m here’” (Halpern 45). Through this, one could see that Sandy would run away from conflict rather than face it and attempt to fix it. This way of dealing with her problems shows that she cannot take responsibility over her actions and words. In addition, Sandy can be described as sisterly towards Anna. For example, Sandy takes time to play games with Anna. In one of her letters, Anna explains that her Study Time is spent with Sandy planning their escape, talking to the “spy cameras”, or decorating their room (Halpern 87). Anna also made a list of the games she plays with Sandy, all involving Morgan as well (Halpern