bly be a rough and rugged construction worker, with dark skin, somewhat like that of a roofer. This image is somewhat connected with that of the image of Emilys father. Another way that Faulkner exhibits imagery, is the odor, coming from Emilys house, that the neighbors are complaining about. When Judge Stevens said that its probably just a snake or a rat that nigger of hers killed in the yard (289), right away, the smell of rotting flesh comes to mind. Creating a putrid, horrible smell in the readers mind. Odor is a very effective use of imagery when an author is trying to convey a characters feelings of something in the story. The most detailed mental picture that Faulkner describes in the story would be that of the room in the upstairs of Emilys house. A thin, acrid pall as of the tomb seemed to lie every where upon this room decked and furnished as for a bridal: upon the valance curtains of faded rose color, upon the roseshaded lights, upon the dressing table, upon the delicate array of crystal and the mans toilet things backed with tarnished silver, silver so tarnished that the monogram was obscured. Among them lay collar and tie, as if they had just been removed, which, lifted, left upon the surface a pale crescent in the dust. Upon a chair hung the suit, carefully folded; beneath it the two mute shoes and the discarded socks (293). As the neighbors walk in and it is described what they see, an image of maybe a basement would come to mind. Where things are placed and not touched for many years, collecting dust and fading in color. As the room is being described, the reader almost should feel as if he or she is one of the neighbors who just broke down the door. If the reader felt as if he or she was in the story, Faulkner successfully and effectively created imagery. When the writer successfully creates imagery, the reader should be able to have a clear mental picture of what is happening and feel as if th...
