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 leads to the breakdown
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On May 27‚ 1902‚ Della Monroe‚ who had schizophrenia‚ gave birth to a new daughter named Gladys Pearl in Piedras Negras‚ Mexico. That baby grew up and developed Schizophrenia also‚ and moved to California. On May 17‚ 1917‚ Gladys Pearl Monroe married Jasper Newton Baker. The newly-weds later had two kids; Robert Kermit Baker (Jack)‚ and Bernice Baker. Jasper and Gladys divorced in 1923‚ under the terms of abuse. Jasper‚ an alcoholic‚ had abused Gladys and had given her two concussions. But‚ along
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He met the love of his life Rae. Jackie and Rae attended UCLA and kept their relationship throughout college. After college a football team in Hawaii wanted him to play so he played football on a pro team. World War 2 had just started 3 days after Jackie left Hawaii the bombing of Pearl
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In the story "Shiloh"‚ by Bobbie Ann Mason‚ characters Leroy and Norma Jean go through changes in their life as each begin to discover what their real identity is‚ and what it is they actually want out of their marriage. For some people this may take years‚ and for others they may never realize it‚ while merely trying to grasp on to the past‚ or the way they think things should have turned out. In this short story‚ Mason uses a couple in their thirties to portray people who are experiencing these
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will die when they press the button. Furthermore‚ Mr Steward guarantees them that it will be someone they know who dies. This proposition intrigues Norma and leads her to try and justify pushing the button‚ on the contrary‚ Arthur is disgusted and wants nothing to do with it. This leads to conflict in the couple over whether or not they
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000‚ but it came with a catch: if a person presses the button‚ someone will die. In this short story the characters are faced with that difficult decision. Norma‚ Arthur‚ and Mr Steward all respond to the button in different ways. Mr Steward gives them the button and persuades them to press it‚ Arthur tells Norma not to press the button and Norma decides to press the button. Mr Steward is the character that gives them the button and the one that tries to convince them to press the button. Mr
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deteriorating relationship between Leroy Moffitt and his wife Norma Jean as well as the mood and essence of the story. Throughout the story‚ the author mentions the characters’ home. In Leroy’s world‚ home would represent togetherness‚ love‚ affection‚ and comfort because he would now spend time with Norma and feel secure. Ultimately‚ this would display a sign of a growing relationship. Ironically‚ home represents peculiarity and discomfort for Norma. According to the passage‚ “They never speak about their
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so much and never got to really know his wife. Norma Jean is much more focused on exercising and being healthy‚ she even 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
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Button‚ Button By Richard Matheson Q No. 1: Why did Norma consider the tone and attitude of Mr. Steward offensive? Ans: Norma considered the tone and attitude of Mr. Steward offensive because he was insistent like a salesperson and kept speaking even after Norma’s excuse of being busy at home. Moreover‚ Norma felt his expressive style very odd and disrespectful. Q No. 2: Why did Arthur disagree with his wife? Ans: Arthur disagreed with his wife because he was not interested in the offer
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child star‚ Norma Desmond‚ the need for recognition led to distortion within her own reality. Norma lives in the past‚ and feeds off what she was‚ as well as what she believes she is destined to become. For Norma‚ the only entertainment she gets‚ comes
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