Surroundings
In the story we can see wonderful and detailed description of everything that is around characters. ‘Last night I dreamed I walked once more in the house of my father’s childhood: under my feet the cool marble of the entrance hall, above my head its high ceiling of wooden rafters: a thousand painted flowers gleaming dark with distance. And there was the latticed terrace of the haramlek, and behind the ornate woodwork I saw the shadow of a woman’. Every time we read this description we have the ability to imagine how everything looked, can feel like we are there with characters and all this helps us to understand the story better. The image is intensive and helpful for visualization.
Feelings
In every situation the characters occur in, the author skillfully describes the whole specter of emotions and feelings of a person “— and yet, I do love him, in the sense that I wish him well, and were it in my power to make his lot happier and his heart more content, I would willingly and with a joyful spirit undertake anything — But, in fairness, I must say that I have tried. My understanding — in particular of men — has of necessity been limited. But within that I did strive — do strive — to be a faithful and loving wife and companion —’. It provokes reader to feel frank emotions and share the feelings of characters.
Characters
The author also perfectly describes every person in the novel. She precisely depicts person’s appearance and it helps to fancy how this or that person looks. ‘Hair caught at the top of her head with a giant black butterfly clip, a rolled-up towel wedged behind her neck, the water pale green pools shimmering amid soft hills of foam, she slings her legs over the edge of the tub, lets her arms float and settles into this, her favourite position’. It creates semblance that we are watching a movie while reading this story.
