The Imagery of Sight
The author uses Mrs. Faulk to depict the sense of sight to the reader. As she stands at the Verandah and stares down the hill, she sees a tourist bus and someone coming out of it. The author paints a picture of what is taking place in the play so that the reader can have a better understanding of the play. Additionally, the sense of sight helps the reader to get anxious about what is happening next, so he continues to read. The author writes:
“Mrs. Faulk looks down the hill and is pleased by the sight of someone coming up from the tourist bus.”
The Imagery of Maxine’s Laugh
Tennessee Williams uses Maxine’s single harsh laughs to appeal the sense of hearing to the reader. She is fond of laughing when conversing and this is one way to make sure that she is happy in front of employees and tourists who visit the hotel. The author writes:
“Maxine always laughs with a single harsh, loud bark, opening her mouth like a seal expecting a fish to be thrown to it.” Similarly, he says, “Maxine’s delight expands and vibrates in her as Shanon labors up the hill to the hotel. He does not appear at the jungle path for a minute or two after the shouting between them starts.”
The reader can hear the sound produced by shouting and her laughing, thus triggering hearing.
The Imagery of the Bus Horn
The tourists inside the bus are waiting for Shannon to usher them in but he is taking long to do so. They decide to blow the bus’ horn to alert him that they are supposed to be ushered in. The blowing of the horn is imagery that depicts the sense of hearing to the reader. The author writes:
“A bus horn is heard blowing from below. Why don’t your busload of women come up on here? They are blowing the bus horn down there.” Shannon responds, “Let ‘em blow it, blow it …. Hank! Hank! Get them out of the bus and bring ‘em up here! Tell them the rates are OK…..”
The Imagery of the Crying Kid
Shannon does not want to release the ignition key to release the tourists to town. Hank, his conductor comes to explain to him that the tourists are not happy and a baby is crying from the back seat. The crying of the baby is imagery depicting the sense of hearing to the reader. The author writes:
“There is this kid that’s crying on the back seat all the time, and that’s what’s rucked up the deal. Hell, I don’t know if you did or didn’t, but they all think that you did’ cause the kid keeps crying.”
