owe en ▁Town ' s ▁resident ▁mad ▁scient ist , ▁as ▁a ▁companion . ▁Their ▁relationship ▁is ▁rather ▁t ense , ▁as ▁F ink l este in ▁ins ists ▁on ▁keeping ▁S ally ▁under ▁lock ▁and ▁key , ▁under ▁the ▁pre text ▁of ▁protect ing ▁her ▁from ▁the ▁excitement ▁of ▁the ▁outside ▁world . ▁However ▁S ally ▁is ▁rest less , ▁and ▁is ▁intr igu ed ▁by ▁the ▁w onders ▁of ▁the ▁outside ▁world . ▁ ▁It ▁is ▁this ▁rest less ness , ▁or , ▁more ▁specifically , ▁this ▁desire ▁for ▁something ▁better ▁in ▁her ▁life , ▁that ▁draw s ▁her ▁to ▁Jack ▁Sk ell ington . ▁In ▁the ▁beginning ▁of ▁the ▁movie , ▁she ▁id ol izes ▁and ▁adm ires ▁Jack ▁much ▁like ▁any ▁of ▁the ▁other ▁female ▁members ▁of ▁Hall owe en ▁Town ; ▁however , ▁she ▁quickly ▁disco vers ▁that ▁they ▁are ▁connected ▁by ▁the ▁desire ▁for ▁something ▁more ▁in ▁their ▁lives , ▁and ▁her ▁feelings ▁for ▁him ▁intens ify . ▁The ▁two ▁refer ▁to ▁each ▁other ▁as ▁" fri ends ", ▁though ▁Jack ▁seems ▁una ware ▁of ▁S ally ' s ▁true ▁feelings ▁for ▁him , ▁as ▁she ▁is ▁too ▁sh y ▁to ▁make ▁them ▁known ▁to ▁him ▁other ▁than ▁through ▁her ▁sweet ▁actions , ▁however ▁this ▁could ▁be ▁argued ▁because ▁after ▁Bo og ie ' s ▁defeat , ▁Jack ▁and ▁S ally ▁are ▁left ▁alone ▁and ▁Jack ▁sees ▁that ▁S ally ▁tried ▁her ▁best ▁to ▁help ▁him . ▁Thus ▁prompt ing ▁him ▁to ▁finally ▁realize ▁how ▁much ▁she