The parallels between a marriage bond and a war are analogous to each other. Difficulties are commonly experienced on both battlefields. Mason makes interesting little observations about these adversities in his fascinating short story “Shiloh.” The reason why this story sparks interest in the reader's mind is because it is told from a limited third-person point of view. We are able to understand the trials and tribulations of the story, but we are only able to understand them by the way Leroy imagines and describes them. All of Leroy's tribulations with his wife are summed up in a final scene at the end of this gripping love saga. This love saga consists of a powerful internal conflict that envelops the reader's mind in a compelling chapter of the couple's life; a chapter that later defines the parallel between marriage and war. Love and war are impossible to describe, but they can be understood. Mason's use of imagery is quite distinctive in this story. Even though he uses simple, almost illiterate language, he manages to convey an undeniably inspiring message. The tone that is given to the reader on the first page is quite gruesome. Leroy's conversation with Norma Jean is abruptly ended after their brief exchange of words. The narrator explains Leroy's physical problems and personal thoughts through Leroy's perspective, as I mentioned before. Although Leroy's aspiration to build this log house for Norma Jean is his primary focus in this tale, it seems that the house is actually just a distraction from the real issue at hand, disconnection. The perception of Leroy's attempt to rekindle the fire in his marriage seems completely innocent and almost "childish", which is ironic because this quality... in the center of the card... where Leroy was sitting, puffing on his joint. There it was, right in front of him, the meaning of life and what his particular had turned into. The Shiloh battlefield is filled with all kinds of ruts in the curves within the realm of infrastructure and architecture, and those ruts and curves represent adversity in a marriage. While we may not understand why it all happens on a battlefield, we can marvel at the fact that the outcome will shape that of a generation to come. This same principle also applies to marital boundaries. While we may not immediately understand why a family has found itself faced with a certain adversity, we must come to terms with the fact that obstacles are only human when faced with obstacles in the marriage bond. Marriage is a battlefield of its own, full of unpredictable and silent obstacles, ready to embody our moment in life.