The Log Cabin in Shiloh

Many assumptions can be made about what the log cabin symbolizes or what its significance is in the story. However, one correlation stands out stronger than any other in my mind. The log cabin is a symbol of the state of Leroy’s and Norma Jean’s relationship. Leroy, throughout it all, as he struggles to convince Norma Jean that she would really like a log cabin because that is what he strives to give …showed first 75 words of 1170 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1170 total…And slowly but surely Leroy begins to realize this. It seems that she married Leroy because she got pregnant and the fact that he was always gone made their marriage last as long as it did. During that time frame she has done things to make him happy and to make his life easier. She slowly begins to break away from that habit. She is thinking of herself and not of his wants and needs.