Along with that being said, James Joyce uses imagery to give the readers an image of how Gabriel is shown and represented in the story. For instance, in the beginning of the story James Joyce uses imagery to give an image to the reader of how Gabriel is shown. "Gabriel, leaning on his elbow, looked for a few moments unresentfully on her tangled hair and half open mouth, listening to her deep down breath." Gabriel is shown observing for what the readers see as an unknown woman in that sentence.
Furthermore, the author uses point of view to show the readers Gabriels point of view in the story. For example,