This essay is called "to build or not to build" it is talking about the log house in the short story "shiloh" by Bobbie Ann Manson. it is 4 pages and includes themes of love and marriage

To Build or not to Build? This is not the only question in the marriage of Leroy and Norma Jean Moffitt. The marriage very often runs into uncertainties and problems, but that is the life of the Moffit's. The foundation of their marriage was based on a problem; the writer of "Shiloh", Bobbie Ann Manson writes " I'm in a way imagining myself as I would have felt if I had... gotten a different perspective on …

…essential elements missing out of their relationship, some of them where; an unplanned marriage at a young age, tragic death of a son, and distant job. These negatives can completely wreck a marriage the same way a missing log can destroy a log house. However, one should consider how each character reacted to this log house; their remarks, their feelings and even their action clashed. To build or not to build? The question remains unanswered.