“I still see him bend that way, left hand braced on knee, creaky” (11-12). When the author speaks of his father, the reader can picture an elderly gentleman kneeling down and his knee making a popping or cracking sound as he does so, likely from arthritis in his joints. He was also a gardener like the author is, lines 13 and 14 show that likelihood, “to lift and hold to my eye a rotten pear.” (Lee 971) …show more content…
“Sweet green peas fried in onions. Shrimp braised in sesame oil and garlic” (20-22). The wording brings to mind the visual image of the food cooking in a