The imagery of touch
The sense of touch is depicted when the author writes, "Tough Kiki was too young to remember her sister; she later recalled how deeply her parents mourned Marilyn's death. Every month, in the cold winter or the heat of summer, they trudged to the cemetery." Marilyn was the first daughter of Nathan and Celia, and they loved her so much. The family expected to take care of her until she became a grown-up woman. Unfortunately, at the age of six, Marilyn succumbed to spinal meningitis. Her parents could not bear the loss, and they spent many years mourning their daughter. Kiki recounts how her parents suffered for years, remembering her late sister.
The imagery of sight
The best way to help Kiki remember her late sister was by showing her the picture. Marilyn's picture hung on the bed, which reminded Kiki that she had a sibling before her. The hanging picture on the bed depicts the sense of sight to the reader. The author writes, "Marilyn's picture continued to hang over the headboard of the Baders' bed, making her looming presence throughout Kiki's childhood."
The imagery of candle lighting
The candle lighting tradition by the secular Jews depicts the sense of sight to the reader. The reader can visualize how the physical candle-lighting session takes place, which engages him to continue reading the book. The author writes, "Yet at the same time, even those who were secular clung to a cherished part of their tradition-lighting candles for Friday dinner, keeping kosher kitchens while their children were young or only eating kosher meat and poultry, and observing the more important religious holidays, notably the high holy days from Rosh Hashanah through Yom Kippur."
The imagery of hearing
Listening to the Yiddish radio's music and popular dramas depict the sense of hearing to readers. The author writes, "Some of the community realized the sense of belonging that came from hearing a Yiddish radio station playing popular dramas such as bei tate-mames tish (Round the family table) or musical programs like Yiddish Melodies in Swing – though not Celia who saw Yiddish as the language of the Old World."
