The imagery of the sea
The author commences the book by describing the troubling weather, making it difficult for the captain to steer the ship. The passengers are soaked, and they keep their eyes open to see the outcome as they hope to see the sea calming down. The author writes, "Wan, green-skinned passengers, dabbed their mouths, swallowed and kept their eyes fixed on a long and rocky strip of land seen dimly through salt and rain and marked plumes of foams rising into the air each time the sea smashed against it."
The imagery of Bobby
The sense of touch is depicted when the author described Bobby's feelings when he thought he was about to die and become a dead man. The author writes, "Cold and shivering, too scared to free himself from the rope in case he was swept overboard, Bobby slid to and fro across the deck like he was about to become a dead man, with no flame of consciousness or desire and a very barren self.”
The imagery of hearing
The sense of hearing is depicted to readers when the author describes the booming of the ocean. The author writes, "Behind the comfort of one another's voices, they heard the loud and regular boom and boom and boom of the ocean upon the rock, and the still caw and call of birds, rising and falling with the spray as if they were the musical score of this shifting, irregular and atonal song of welcome."
Imagery of smell
When the ship passengers were about to reach the land after having a troublesome journey, they wanted to recognize the smell of land and soil. The author writes, "The passengers looked around nervously, wanting to recognize the scent of the land, soil, and earth. Smelled only salt and eucalyptus oil." The author's description depicts the sense of smell to readers.
