Much of the critical commentary on Bobbie Ann Mason's short stones has focused on the effects of social change on her characters' sense of self Accordingly, the consensus is that Norma Jean Moffitt, the heroine of "Shiloh," is a "good example of a character who attempts to construct a new identity" (Albert E. Wilhelm, "Making Over," Southern Literary Journal, 1987, 77). Thus, [Tina] Bucher writes of ''Norma Jean's quest for independence" ("Changing Roles," Border States, 1991, 50); G. O. Morphew calls her a "downhome feminist" {Southern Literary Journal, 1986,41);...
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