Sheila'sobsession with materialobjects is demonstrated when Sheila needs the physical token of a ring to "really feelengaged". This ring is a visualmarker of ownership and commitment from Gerald to their relationship.
"is this the one you wanted me to have" - sheila
Priestley uses of this question reveals the extent of patriarchal control Gerald has over Sheila. Beggining with the choice of ring and inevitably extending to controlling the minutiae of quotidian life (little details of everyday life)
