Shiloh and Other Stories (Masterplots II: Women’s Literature Series)
At a glance:
- Author: Bobbie Ann Mason
- First Published: 1982
- Type of Work: Short stories
- Genres: Short fiction, Domestic realism, Character study
- Subjects: 1970’s, Husbands, Self-discovery, United States or Americans, Wives, Gender roles, Marriage, Midwest, Feminism, Divorce, Small-town life, Disabilities or physically challenged persons, Women’s rights, Kentucky, Happiness, Log cabins or houses, Bodybuilding or body builders
Form and Content
The sixteen short stories that constitute Bobbie Ann Mason’s first published collection, Shiloh and Other Stories, recount the lives of women in the fictional small town of Hopewell, Kentucky, who have a common desire for personal understanding. With the exception of “Nancy Culpepper” and “Lying Doggo,” Mason’s stories deal with different female protagonists, but each story addresses the same general theme: Every woman must find comfort in understanding herself as an individual; when she becomes the emotional appendage of a male, all of her...
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Bobbie Ann Mason (Short Fiction)Bobbie Ann Mason (Cyclopedia of World Authors)Shiloh (Short Stories)Theory of Short Fiction (Topical Overview--Short Fiction)
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