The daughter's smell and the scent of the lamp
Bodie's desire to be closer to her daughter at night is nothing less than a description that brings out the sense of smell. Bodie says, "I could have smelled my daughter's hair–and maybe the scent of damp lavender and a toddler's scalp would have been enough to send me to sleep." The imagery shows that Bodie is a mother; more importantly, she has a close connection to her daughter. Smelling the scent of her daughter can quickly send her to sleep.
Thalia's description (depict a sense of sight)
Bodie recalls that one awesome thing that differentiated Thalia from the rest of the crowd was her curls. Bodie says, "The curtain call is the last shot where you see Thalia, her dark curls distinguishing her from the washed-out masses." The description depicts a sense of sight for readers to have a clear image of Thalia's unique hairstyle that differentiates her from the rest of the students.
The drama play scene
When Bodie receives a link from a friend, she has not seen for twenty years, she opens the link. The link contains a drama play scene they played twenty years ago. The narrator says, "A few kids exit, return in confusion. Orchestra members hop on stage to sing, Mrs. Ross's husband springs from the audience with flowers, and the crew comes on in black shirts and black jeans. It would have been like me to sit it out." The imagery brings happy memories to the narrator because she was part of the school drama team under the leadership of Mrs. Ross.
