Imagery of the beggars
The opening of the novel is dotted with imagery of the beggars sleeping outside in all their clothes. The narrator has vividly described this occasion in a way that facilitates the conceptualization of the same in the reader's mind. These vivid descriptions play a role in enhancing imagery: "They lay down in all their clothes at a distance from one another, and slept like thieves, with their heads on the bags containing their worldly goods: left-over scraps of meat, worn-out shoes, candle-ends, handfuls of cooked rice wrapped in old newspapers, oranges and rotten bananas. They could be seen sitting on the steps of the Porch with their faces to the wall, counting their money, biting the nickel coins to see if they were false, talking to themselves, inspecting their stores of food and ammunition (for they went out into the streets fully armed with stones and scapularies) and stuffing themselves secretly on crusts of dry bread."
The Imagery of the ladino policeman dragging the Mosquito
The occasion of the ladino policeman dragging the Mosquito is described vividly in the novel, a situation that enhances imagery. The reader is able to visualize him as he pulls the Mosquito by the hand and even as he shakes him from side to side like a monkey. The simile is used to present the almost playful way in which the Mosquito was being shaken: "ladino* policeman came by, dragging along the Mosquito. He had caught him at the corner by the Infants' School and was pulling him along by the hand, shaking him from side to side like a monkey."
The imagery of the squat little man
"A squat little man with a wrinkled, saffron-coloured face, an unkempt moustache combed over his thick lips, a rather snub nose and hooded eyes, informed them that he was investigating a political crime." This description of the squat little man clearly brings out his image in the mind of the reader. In particular, the reader is able to imagine the man as old and unkempt, with a combed moutache over his thick lips.
The imagery of the unconcious widower
The narrator describes the unconscious widower in a way that enables the creation of mental images in the mind of the reader. The reader is able to imagine the widower as he falls to the ground with sweat and tears dripping from his eyes. Similes are used to enhance the imagery of his wet cheeks and the trembling of his companions: "When the rope was unfastened the Widower fell to the floor unconscious. Dripping with sweat and tears, the mulatto's cheeks looked like coal wetted by the rain. When they went on to interrogate his companions, who were trembling like dogs poisoned by the police and dying in the street, they all confirmed what the Judge Advocate General had said-all except the Mosquito. His face was contorted by a rictus of fear and disgust."
