Imagery In To Kill A Mockingbird

There are
several examples ofand allusions in . You could list something from every chapter in the book.
Allusions are meant to give an expression to call something to mind without mentioning it
explicitly, an indirect or passing reference to something. 

The first use of
imagery, is the description of the Radley house. This is probably one of the most vivid uses in
the story. "The Radley place jutted into a sharp curve beyond our house. Walking south, one
faced its porch, the sidewalk turned and ran beside the lot. The house was low, was once white
with a deep front porch and green shutters, but had long ago darkened to the color of the slate
grey yard around it. Rain rotted shingles drooped over the eaves of the veranda; oak trees kept
the sun away. The remains of a picket drunkenly guarded the front yard, a 'swept' yard that was
never swept where Johnson grass and rabbit tobacco grew in abundance." Just by this
imagery, you can picture what the Radley place looked liked. The descriptions of the house and
yard, tells you who the house once was, but has now become. This is just one example of imagery
in the story. 

Allusions are throughout the entire story. Here are just a
couple: The disturbance between the north and south, here is talking about The Civil War.
Dracula, in 1931, this was one of the most popular and famous stories on Dracula. Meridian,
Mississippi, just a quick mention of the town. No money to buy it with, talking about the Great
Depression.is setting up how most of the town is still dealing with the effects of the Great
Depression. Egyptians walked this way, hereis saying that Egyptians walk a certain way, based on
pictures he had seen. Mockingbird, this is probably one of the best allusions in the book, the
mockingbird is a bird found in North American, and known only for its vocal
imitations. 

As you can see, the book is full of imagery and allusions.had a
wonderful way with words. She describes things that make you feel like you are there. She
cleverly sets up your suspense and imagination from the very beginning.