A Feminist View on "Shiloh"

A Feminist View on "Shiloh" by Bobbie Ann Mason <Tab/>In the story Shiloh Leroy and Norma Jean, two very loving people, just can't seem to keep their relationship going Leroy, who has recently given up on truck driving due to an accident, noticed that everything around him is changing, except for himself. This includes Norma Jean, she has picked up several new habits. The theme portrayed by Mason is that …

…him happy and to make his life easier. She slowly begins to break away from that habit. She is thinking of herself and not of his wants and needs. Using these characters, the author proves that we live in a world of continuous change, we must adapt if we want to keep up; this is also true in relationships; unfortunately Leroy and Norma Jean weren't able to keep up with their own changes in life.