Both “A Good Man Is Hard to Find” and “Shiloh” have the main symbol of a Nuclear family with similar characters like: the overbearing mother, the “Man of the House” or “Provider”, the desensitized mother, and the child/children that aren’t how they are supposed to be. In the prior, the children are shown as rude, spoiled and annoying. One could decide if this was to show how the American Dream could be unfulfilling in some way, or decide to shrug it off as a part of the American Dream that has to be accepted. In the latter however, the child character, although important, is not present. The death of Norma`s baby is actually an extremely strong factor for her and her husband’s separation, as well as the fact that her husband cannot provide