Mules and Men Imagery

Mules and Men Imagery

The imagery of the garment

The sense of sight is depicted to the reader when the narrator describes her garment for the first time. The attire is fitting her tight like a tight chemise. The narrator says, "I couldn't see it for wearing it. It was only when I was off college, away from my native surroundings, that I could see myself as somebody else and standoff and look at my garment." The imagery helps the reader comprehend and visualize the narrator's first appearance in her tight garment.

The imagery of sight

Culturally, the town of Eatonville is fond of folktales, and they do it in groups. The narrator recalls her culture well despite having gone to pursue education elsewhere. When she comes back home, she sees people in groups narrating the traditional stories. The sense of sight is depicted to the reader when the narrator says, “As I crossed the Maitland-Eatonville township line, I could see a group on the store porch."

The Store Porch

At the begging of part one, the author provides a vivid description of the town, depicting his sense of sight to the reader. The author had left the city for studies, and after coming home, she realizes that nothing has changed. The imagery helps the reader to create a visual image of the town. The author says, “As I crossed the Maitland-Eatonville township line, I could see a group on the store porch. I was delighted. The town had not changed. The same love of talk and song. So I drove down there before I stopped."

The imagery of listening

The author makes the readers engaged by depicting a sense of hearing when she writes, “Ah always like to be good as my word, and Ah just heard about a toe-party over to Wood Bridge tonight, and Ah decided to make it." The reader is involved in the conversation by listening to the dialogue between the characters. Consequently, the reader is engaged, and this increases the level of concentration while reading the book.

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