to her husband Leroy Moffit. In the story we learn that she had given birth to their son‚ but dies suddenly which caused a rift in the marriage. The only thing that kept the marriage afloat was Leroy not being home‚ but now Leroy’s permanent stays at home causes Norma wanting her independence and ultimately her decision to leave Leroy .We see her desire for independence grow‚ as she tries to improve herself‚ her inability to communicate with Leroy‚ and Norma’s unhappiness with Leroy being home
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many tragedies in their lives which eventually leads to Norma Jean wanting a divorce from her husband‚ Leroy. This couple reaches a crossroad in their marriage. Norma Jean is a round character‚ who shows change throughout the narrative. For example she is working out to improve the appearance of her body‚ going to school to increase her career options‚ and she wants to leave her husband‚ Leroy. We see how life changes as time passes (616-25). For most individuals‚ working out and improving the
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Creative Story: A Nineties Love Story Once there were two people named Marsha and Leroy. They were madly in love with each other and their personalities were exactly alike. Marsha and Leroy were absolutely perfect for each other except for two characteristics about each of them. Marsha had a rather wealthy family and their neighborhood was on the East Side of Atlanta. Leroy had no money at all and he lived in the projects on the West Side of Atlanta. The problem wasn’t that Marsha didn’t want
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Summary of Ecomap Findings The ecomap diagram in Appendix B is used to visually show Robert’s connections with his environment. Robert is suffering from PTSD‚ but has made some strong connections that support him through his journey. Even though times were hard‚ Mary has always stood by Robert’s side and been a strong support system. Robert has also found strong support from his psychologist and PTSD support group. These two therapies allowed Robert to realize he has a problem‚ and needs to
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mentally and physically. In “Shiloh‚” a woman’s husband‚ Leroy‚ has been in an accident and is no longer able to continue with his work of truck driving. The woman‚ Norma Jean‚ is unable to cope with her husband being home all of the time and begins to find ways to get away from him and her overbearing mother‚ Mabel. Throughout the story we see Leroy’s struggle to stay with his wife and Norma Jean’s struggle to break away from her husband. As Leroy and Norma’s marriage continues to drift apart‚ Mabel
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“Shiloh” Throughout the short story “Shiloh” by Bobbie Ann Mason the reader gets a sense of many different relationship problems. Leroy is a truck driver and is rarely home. He is injured when his truck jackknifes and he is forced to get a steel pin in his hip. This does not only hinder his life but his wife‚ Norma Jean‚ now must alter her lifestyle. They have grown accustom to never being together and this drastic change is forced upon them it puts a strain on their relationship. Norma
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Mason in 1982. The center of attraction of this narrative is a married couple‚ Leroy Moffitt and his wife‚ Norma Jean. During this story the characters are affected by their changing social rural Kentucky environment. In this time period‚ Kentucky transforms to a more suburb environment from their usual rural surroundings. Apart from their marriage changing with their social environment‚ so does their role of gender. Leroy and Norma Jean swaps traditional gender roles‚ which alters their marriage and
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has been shown to be linked to increased maternal investment. In Bobbie Ann Mason’s story “Shiloh‚” she exhibits the reversal of the roles between the husband and wife. Norma Jean‚ the wife‚ evolves into the dominate role in the marriage‚ while Leroy‚ the husband‚ evolves into the submissive role of the marriage. In “Shiloh‚” Mason begins right away showing the role reversals in the marriage between the two characters by describing Norma Jean “working on her pectorals” (159). “I’d give anything
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of Cleveland Custom Cabinets‚ has to make. He is not only being questioned to partake in unethical actions – he is being influenced guilt from the owner of the company‚ James Leroy. The company overall has 155 employees‚ 125 of them being custom cabinet-makers and installers‚ and the other 30 being administrative workers. Leroy is one of many stakeholders in this case. His interests are focused on growing and expanding the company’s profits for growth‚ and it is shown that he will take unethical measures
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enrolled in some night classes. Norma Jean’s mother‚ Mabel‚ starts to see the changes in Norma Jean and suggests to Leroy that they go away to Shiloh to see if that can rekindle their marriage. At first Norma Jean is very hesitant to the idea‚ but finally says she will go. They end their day in Shiloh by having a picnic where Norma Jean tells Leroy that she wants to leave him. At first Leroy tells her that he will not allow her to‚ but as he continues to sit there he focuses more on his surroundings and
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