Bobbie Ann Mason Essay

it looks “like a gigantic bird that has flown home to roost” (Mason 46). This quote symbolizes that the leader of the home has returned, but sadly, Leroy is misinformed. In fact, he is scared of what the future holds. To pass the time he builds models from kits, including log cabins, hardly a productive activity. Sitting on the couch he realizes that “in all the years he as on the road he never took time to examine anything” (Mason 46). He’s speaking about the scenery on the road but I can deduct

Oedipus the King and Mason’s Shiloh      "Shiloh," written by Bobbie Ann Mason, and Oedipus the King, written by Sophocles, contain extremely different story lines but jointly have one unique quality, the role of the woman. In each of these stories, the females struggle to overcome one major obstacle plaguing them by using their inner-strength. Norma Jean from "Shiloh" fights to leave a seemingly endless marriage, and Jocasta from Oedipus the King struggles against an ill-fate. Norma Jean

back to honesty being the best policy. In the story “The Painted Door” John chose to leave Ann at home with a snow storm on its way so that he could walk five miles to his fathers house to make sure he would be warm and to help with the chores. John knew that Ann would be lonely, so he also chose to walk an extra two miles to Steven’s home to ask if he could keep Ann company until John returned home. Ann chose to commit adultery. She loved John, she is dedicated to him, but she felt neglected by

“Some people tap their feet, some people snap their fingers, and some people sway back and forth. I just sorta do ’em all together, I guess” (www.elvis.com). When one thinks of Elvis Presley, one immediately visualizes a tall, handsome man swiveling his hips and crooning love melodies while curling his lip in a way that made the men want to be him and the women want to be with him. Elvis Presley was literally an overnight phenomenon. As soon as he let loose and sang his first hit “That’s

Essay 2 Scott Momaday’s “The Way to Rainy Mountain” and Bobbie Ann Mason’s “Being Country” are two the texts to be compared. Though they share similarities, they too are quite different. They both share similar topics, in that they are two stories of cultures, but written from different perspectives of their cultures. Momaday is from the Kiowas tribe of the plains of Oklahoma, and Mason from a farm in Mayfield, Kentucky. Both exhibit some comparisons, but mostly contrasts throughout

dictate the different types of behavior which are generally considered acceptable for people based on their actual or perceived sex or sexuality. In the graphic novel “Fun Home: Old Man, Old Artificer” by Alison Bechdel and the story “Shiloh’ by Bobbie Ann Mason the main characters switch gender roles. These stories use irony to convey the gender roles men and women are supposed to have; however Old Man, Old Artificer reveals what happens when you try to cover up your secret by switching gender roles

five-bedroom white stucco house in Bad Nauheim.” (Mason, 86) Although Elvis was nearly at home, with his family in Germany with him, he worried tremendously that his singing career was over, as new music came out, and he was banned from singing. “The Colonel wouldn’t let Elvis give any performances while he was in the Army. He didn’t want Elvis performing for free. Elvis wasn’t even allowed to sing at the talent show on the troop ship carrying him overseas.” (Mason, 89) After seventeen long months, Elvis was

Bobbie Ann Mason, the author of “Shiloh” introduces the character Norma Jean Moffitt who is active, strong and have a willingness to step forward to the broader world. She struggles to drag herself out from the ball and chain in her life and finally, she flies high to be free. First, Norma Jean, her name itself show her active characteristics. Norma Jean tells Leroy that her name is “Marilyn Monroe’s real name” and “Norma comes from the Normans. They were invaders,” (170). Marilyn Monroe was mentally

Bobbie Ann Mason uses symbolism in her story “Shiloh” to depict a marriage that is disintegrating. Mason uses many symbols in the story, to help the audience visualize what standing the couple’s ways of life are in. Whether it be an organ, a mother, drug use, or the city of Shiloh, most objects in the story have a symbolic meaning for the audience to decipher. The one of the first symbols found in “Shiloh” is that of an an organ that Leroy buys for Norma. (Mason 214). The organ symbolizes the Norma’s

Today lack of communication or miscommunication presents several problems in a relationship. In “Shiloh” by Bobbie Anne Mason, just exactly that occurs. Leroy, the husband and truck driver, is involved in a terrible accident. As a result, he has a rod placed in his leg and can no longer work as he used to. He is forced to come home to his wife who he learns has changed quite a bit since he was away at work. He wants to spend time with her and build her a home, but she no longer takes interest in