The Imagery of the Neighbors - “Next Door”
The narrator explains, “As far as her looks, I guess you would have to say she's pretty. But it won't last. She doesn't have good bone structure. She has a soft look to her, like she has never eaten anything but doughnuts and milk shakes. Her skin is white. The baby takes after her, not that you would expect it to take after him, dark and hairy. Even with his shirt on you can tell that he has hair all over his back and on his shoulders, thick and springy like an Airedale's." The narrator's in-depth dissection of the woman's looks surmises that her diet is not optimal which would culminate in her degeneration. The man is a contrast of the woman considering his darkness. The narrator makes the observation as if he is in close proximity with the neighbors hence can effortlessly distinguish their features.
The Imagery of Mounds - “Hunters in the Snow”
Wolff writes, “There wasn't much daylight left and they decided to head back toward the road. Frank and Kenny crossed the log and they started downstream, using the trail Tub had broken. Before they had gone very far Kenny stopped. "Look at that," he said, and pointed to some tracks going form the creek back into the woods. Tub's footprints crossed right over them. There on the bank, plain as day, were several mounds of deer sign. They followed the tracks into the woods… The deer had gone over a fence half buried in drifting snow. A no hunting sign was nailed to the top of one of the posts.” The mounds are indicators of the deer’s presence. Following the mounds would aid in tracking and hunting the deer. The mounds are clearly demarcated; hence, can be easily perceived by the human eyes.
