Dr. Isaac’s office
The description of the physical location of Dr. Isaac’s office depicts sight imagery. Elizabeth says, ‘His office is on 40th Street and Second Avenue, a long ride on the M104 from school, so I often have to leave early.” Therefore, Elizabeth must leave early from school to ensure that she gets to the doctor's office before late.
Elizabeth’s report card
Elizabeth is not scared of her dwindling performance in school, but her mother is sad; she cries whenever she looks at her report card. Elizabeth says, “My mother cries when she sees my report card. Ellie, what’s happening to you? she asks. She cries some more. My baby! What's happened to my baby? She calls Dr. Isaac and asks why he can't make me better faster. She goes to see him, and pretty soon, she's so crazy from dealing with me that she's a patient of his too. "
Hearing imagery
Elizabeth recalls how her mother used to cry whenever there was a confrontation between her and her father. Elizabeth writes, "And then the phone would slam, and her wailing would follow silence. The sound of her cry was so scary it was as if she were part of the chorus in a Greek tragedy, and this was the big funeral scene—and I would think: I am more trouble than I'm worth."
Ruby’s screaming
Elizabeth's memoir is paradoxical and humorous because it involves romance and sexual escapades that are intriguing. Elizabeth remembers when she stole her best friend's boyfriend. Elizabeth says, "On Halloween of my freshman year, I found myself running through Harvard Yard because my best friend (at least so far), Ruby, was pursuing me and threatening to kill me, her pocketknife unsheathed, screaming something like You bitch, I’ll kill you.”
