She never once asked the Misfit to spare her family despite her many interactions with him. All that she said was intended to persuade the Misfit to let her live When Bailey was killed, she screamed for him, but her screams meant nothing. The two times she screamed, she was looking at the Misfit, not in his direction. where the Misfit's underlings had dragged Bailey It could be inferred that her screams were an attempt to show the Misfit that she cared but her actions did not match her screams. "The fact that Bailey, his wife, and their children now lie dead nearby seems to have as little meaning to her as the divinity of Jesus (Bandy 10)." mistakes and found new approaches to manipulate her targets Every action she took in the story had to benefit her. In the end, she stayed true to herself and died trying to manipulate someone for her own survival. She remained manipulative and selfish throughout the story, even under a layer of false goodwill. She was given the opportunity to transform into a rounded character, but she never took the opportunity. She will never get another chance to prove that she is anything other than a flat character, because she is