Examples Of Imagery In Moving On

Diane Cook in Moving On talks about a woman who has been recently widowed and is taken to a shelter for women as they wait to be chosen by potential suitors. She appears heartbroken although very optimistic that someone will choose her soon enough and that she will be out of the shelter. At the shelter, women are encouraged to move on and forget their former husbands so that other people can choose them. The shelter consists of women who have been widowed or separated from their husbands although the latter option is very rare. The character in the story is encouraged to take up homemaking classes before another man chooses her. The women are encouraged to take up various activities to forget their husbands and move on. The story talks about lonely women who society places in a …show more content…
Imagery enables the reader to place himself or herself in the situation. When events r experiences are described in an effective manner, the readers understands and can put themselves in the situation and this helps them understand the story better. For instance, the author describes the room in the shelter where she was placed. She says that the window in her room was sealed and she could see the road and the room in the men’s shelter. She then describes vividly her imagination of her running away from the shelter. She imagines that she would manage to get to the other side to start a new life with the window man from the shelter. Through these vivid descriptions, the reader understands the story in a better manner. The tone of the story is hopeful and sad at the same time. The character in the story takes the reader through the various emotions she experiences. When the story starts, the character is very sad as she mourns the death of her husband. Ass the story goes by, she becomes more hopeful as she waits to be chosen by a good man. She expresses her disappointment when the man in the window is chosen but remains hopeful f a good future with a good