Who is Anita Sheehan from The House Next Door and what is their importance? The_House_Next_Door English & Literature Anita Sheehan | The House Next Door

Anita Sheehan is a member of the second family that lives in the haunted house. Anita is Buck's husband. Even before she moves into the haunted house, Anita has serious emotional and mental issues. When she was nine years old, Anita watched as her father and brother died in a plane crash. After this experience, Anita went into a catatonic spell. She recovers from this spell and has no further problems until the death of her son in Vietnam. After the death of her son, Anita withdraws from her husband, causing him to turn to another woman. It is when Anita learns about this affair that she returns to her catatonic state. She remains in this state for nearly eight months before she begins to recover. After she is released from the hospital, Anita and her husband attempt to rebuild their lives in the new house. In the short time they live in the haunted house, however, Anita has several experiences that cause her to lose her delicate hold on sanity. These experiences include a movie on television about a helicopter crash in Vietnam and a phone call that Anita believes is from her dead son. Anita also watches as her husband has sex with next door neighbor Virginia Guthrie on the Sheehan's couch.