Week 4 Question 4

At the end of Shiloh Norma Jean is remembering the death of her child. Mabel and Leroy are constant reminders of her loss. Norma Jean tells Leroy that they have already started over once before and “this is how it turned out”, meaning that after their child had died she had wanted to leave Leroy and now she feels again like she did when she was 18 and wants to leave again. The setting of a civil war memorial helps to define the characters of the story. In the battle of Shiloh General Grant made a daring attack on the Union soldiers and had a very successful first day, However, the Union rallied on the second day and routed the Confederate Army. Norma Jean feels like this is her chance to Rally and win the battle for her freedom.