The imagery of Pharoah
After Pharoah stumbles on his feet, his elder brother orders him to give him his hand for support. The description of the path Pharoah and his brother are passing is slippery and dirt which aids the reader in visualizing its status. The author writes, “Pharoah reached upward and grabbed hold of his brother’s slender fingers, which guided him up a slippery, narrow trail of dirt and brush.”
The Railroad tracks
The railroad trucks are made visible by the author by describing the bushes and small trees alongside them. The author writes, "To reach the tracks, the children had to scale a steep mound of earth shoved against one side of the aging concrete viaduct. Bushes and small trees grew in the soil alongside the tracks; in some places, the bush was ten to fifteen feet thick.
The imagery of Pharoah’s home
While Pharoah was climbing the railroad track, he saw his home and his description paints a picture of the skyscraper homes in Chicago city. The author writes, “As he looked south a few blocks, he glimpsed the top floors of his home, a red brick, seven-story building. It appeared dull and dirty even in the brilliant sun.”
The imagery of listening
According to the nine-year-old Pharoah, listening to music is the best way of relaxing. The author writes, “And he listened to classical music on the radio because, he said, it relaxed him.”
