“Shiloh” by Bobbie Ann Mason

Literary Criticism of Leroy Moffitt and Norma Jean Relationships Introduction Shiloh is a story written by American novelist and literary critic Bobbie Ann Mason. In 1983, it won Ernest Hemingway Foundation Award. The main characters of Shiloh" are a man and a woman. It is narrated on behalf of the main character Leroy Moffitt. He reveals his inner world and the things that surround him to the reader. The story describes a rather intriguing course of events. The couple represented in the book have a false perspective of the world. Leroys wife, Norma Jean, plays the male role in their relationships; surprisingly, Leroy seems to like it and loses his way in life. Evidently, Bobbie Ann Mason raises many social issues in her work. The author addressed the problem of feminism and destroyed families, misunderstandings between couples and disappointment in the future.