Analysis of SHILOH
Do Not Put Off Until Tomorrow What You Can Do Today In the short story "Shiloh" by Bobbie Ann Mason, a lack of communication between Norma Jean and Leroy has devastating effects on their relationship. The loss of Norma Jean and Leroy's child was a distressing event in their lives, but this event seemed to be pushed in the back of their minds as if nothing ever happened. One would say that in a healthy relationship there would need to be a grieving period where the couple would be able to release their emotions through communication with one another. In the case of Norma Jean and Leroy this grieving period would seem to have been ignored, and in the end, this lack of communication breaks this marriage apart. Norma Jean learned to deal with the bay's death without Leroy, because Leroy was always on the road. Since he has returned after the accident, this couple has not dealt with how the baby's death has affected their marriage. It is possible they do not want to realize how disastrous their child's death has b
Sadly Norma Jean learned to deal with the loss of Randy on her own, and when Leroy came home all her emotions were jumbled again and there was no way for her to cope with that pain all over again. This statement reflects on how at the age of eighteen she lost her baby, and Leroy's being home bringing her back to that time and make her relive that loss. It is evident in this story that since the baby's death Norma Jean and Leroy have not had the same relationship. Sadly these two individuals are too late to save their marriage. The communication between Norma Jean and Leroy has become irrelevant, because they fail to speak of what is, and was the real connection between them, their child. een to their marriage, in fear of learning that there is no connection between them any longer. The scar that has been left in Norma Jean's heart is too deep to repair and there is no longer any hope for their marriage surviving. They no longer have a true connection to one another. This is a connection between him and Norma Jean"(731). Mason states, " They never spoke about their memories of Randy, which have almost faded, but now that Leroy is home all the time, they sometimes feel awkward around each other, and Leroy wonders if one of them should mention the child" (731). If only they dealt with the loss together, and had not put it off until it was too late, they would have been able to manage a life together. Possibly Norma Jean found it easier to cope when Leroy was not around. ------------------------------------------------------------------------**Bibliography**. The truth is uncovered when Norma Jean and Leroy travel to Shiloh. This statement given by the author provides evidence that Leroy searches for such a connection to his wife, and it is evident that these two people are missing what is really important in a relationship.
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