The Imagery of ‘Mama’s Casa’-“Casa”
Cofer recalls, “In Mama’s house was a large parlour built by my grandfather…it was cool, facing away from the sun. The doorway was on the side of the house…This room was furnished with several mahogany rocking chairs… and one intricately carved rocker.” A reader who does have a picture of the archetypal Puerto Rican casa, can envision the appearance of the casa after reading through Cofer’s accounts. The serenity of the house, the position of the door, the adjoining garden, and the Mahogany chairs supplement the imagery of the casa.
The Imagery of Mama’s garden-“Casa”
Cofer affirms that Mama’s garden was splendid owing to the “prize-winning orchids grew in the trunk of an ancient tree she had hollowed out for that purpose.” The orchids amplify the magnificence brought by the antique tree.
The Imagery of Maria la Loca in a wedding dress-“Casa”
Mama recounted how Maria la Loca “looked like a princess in her lace as she waited at the altar.” The imagery of a princess generates the backdrop of a fairy tale. However, Maria’s case does not culminate as a fairy tale because when the wedding aborts she goes through “a fever that would not break for days.” Maria’s imagery before and after the day she is let down accentuates the materiality of permitting love destabilize someone.
The Imagery of Cofer’s “Endless Errands”- “First Love”
Cofer explicates, “I became so eager to be the one sent out on her(Mother’s) endless errands .I pounced on every opportunity from Friday and late Saturday afternoon to go after eggs cigarettes , milk I tried to drink as much of it as possible, although, I hated the stuff)—the staple items that she would order from the American store.” Cofer’s intrinsic motivation to visit store numerous times is attributed to her aspiration to set eyes on her ‘prince.’ Her thoughts are engrossed with her prince ;hence, she gets a hold of every opportunity to have a glance of him.
The Imagery of the “Roman Banquet”- “First Love”
‘The Roman Banquet’ takes account of the Roman culture. Cofer remembers, “The dancing girls did their modest little dance to tinny music from their finger cymbals, then the speeches were made. Then the grape vine "wine" was raised in a toast to the Roman Empire we all knew would fall within the week--before finals anyway.” Cofer and the other students delight in acting out the Roman empire. The simulation of The Roman culture makes the students to feel as if they are living in the authentic Roman empire.
