Jason’s capabilities
The abilities of Jason and his excellence are discussed using imagery. The author writes, “He was the all-state math champ, head of the debate team, holder of the highest GPA in the history of our high school, student council president two years running, responsible for an innovative school recycling program now implemented in districts around the country, fluent in Spanish and French. But it wasn’t just about academics.”
Sight imagery
The sense of sight is depicted when the narrator looks at Jason and his dad having a conversion about elections. The narrator's feels like sitting close to Jason and feeling his warmth. The narrator says, “On the way to the airport, Jason and his dad discussed some elections that had just happened in Europe; his mom fretted about construction traffic; and I sat there, looking at the inch between Jason’s knee and mine and wondering why I didn’t try to move closer to him. This wasn’t new. He hadn’t even kissed me until our third date, and now, after a year and a half, we still hadn’t discussed going all the way. At the time we met, someone just hugging me still felt like too much to bear. I didn’t want anyone to get too close."
Hearing imagery
Mercy Queen is in love with Jason, and whenever people hear about their love, they make their faces. The sense of hearing is depicted when the narrator says, “When people first heard this, or saw me and remembered it, they always made that face. The one with the sad look, accompanied by the cock of the head to the side and the softening of the chin—oh my goodness, you poor thing. While it was usually well-intentioned, to me, it was just a reaction of muscles and tendons that meant nothing. Nothing at all. I hated that face. I saw it everywhere.”
