Sally's role in the play represents the decadence of the era; Bowles is a fantasist, displaying frivolous and debauched behaviour which ultimately leads her to a fall from grace with the pregnancy and subsequent abortion.
Previously, it is clear that Sally thinks her flightiness is smart- she brags about this a lot until she realises she is pregnant and unsure of who has fathered the child... On this realisation she attempts to dismiss it as a joke but I believe this to be part of the façade she presents to the world.
When discussing the fact that her intention is to have an abortion, Cliff asks Sally if she has done this before and she responds that she has "thousands of times." This attitude to the predicament she is in masks Sally's true feelings.
In the original text, Sally is described during this period as wearing increasingly heavy make-up; this could reflect her desire to hide from the world, covering up her true self from those around her but could also be a result of her lifestyle of excess As Sally is a heavy smoker her skin would probably be dull, the continual drinking and morning sickness would lead to bloodshot eyes and she would attempt to detract attention from this with thick make-up, causing herself to appear more sickly in the process.
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