George Deportment at James Rodney & Co - “Fame’s First Wooing”
George’s imagery at James Rodney reveals his mesmerization which credited to the prospect of his work being published by James Rodney & Co : “An hour later, if the policeman was still on duty at the corner, he was no doubt as puzzled and mystified as before by the young man’s behaviour as he emerged from the building. He came out slowly, walking mechanically, a dazed look on his face, and in one of his hands, which dangled loosely at his sides, he held a crumpled slip of yellow paper. He emerged from the office of James Rodney & Co. like a man walking in a trance. With the slow and thoughtless movements of an automaton, he turned his steps uptown, and, still with the rapt and dazed look upon his face, he headed north and disappeared into the crowd.” George appears to be overawed by the existing state of affairs which could materialize his long life imaginings of being famed and prosperous. His movements validates that he is flabbergasted by thrilling stupor. He finds it demanding to concede the propinquity of his visions considering that his novel has been vetoed before. His peculiar, panicky movements would aggravate a police’s suspicions for they would suspect him for a criminal who is about to actuate a criminality.
The Imagery of George’s House - “The Drunken Beggar on a Horseback”
George’s house is sprightly and captivating. Thomas Wolfe explicates, “He loved this old house on Twelfth Street, its red brick walls, its rooms of noble height and spaciousness, its old dark woods and floors that creaked; and in the magic of the moment it seemed to be enriched and given a profound and lonely dignity by all the human beings it had sheltered in its ninety years. The house became like a living presence. Every object seemed to have an animate vitality of its own — walls, rooms, chairs, tables, even a half-wet bath towel hanging from the shower ring above the tub, a coat thrown down upon a chair, and his papers, manuscripts, and books scattered about the room in wild confusion.” The vibrant depiction of George’s house renders it an amusing and vibrant domicile. The house’s mystic ambiance is mirrored in George’s electrifying glee. Undoubtedly, George is revitalized while in his abode.
