Many times the imagery that an author gives us a piece of writing will help us get the sense of a mood that is behind the imagery. In the short story “A Christmas Memory” the author gives the feeling of a family and close friends gathering for a very special morning as well as a feast that everyone in the family and close friends will enjoy. There are several great pieces of imagery including the ones that give the sense of sight, taste, and smell, which gives us a great deal of mood just as we think about it. “A woman with short white hair is standing at the kitchen window.”, gives us a picture of an old lady standing at the kitchen window, possibly waiting for someone to arrive and for someone to arrive. “A great black stove is its main feature; but there is also a big round table and a fireplace commenced its seasonal roar.”, with just these two imagery pieces we get the mood of a little house that is waiting to be filled with people who haven’t seen each other for quite a while and are ready to see each other again. They also give us the mood of grandma’s house where the gathering is just about ready to get underway with tons of good food. …show more content…
A cherry crunch, scraps of miniature thunder sound as the shells collapse and the golden mound of sweet, oily ivory meat mounts in the milk-glass bowl.” and “Cherries and citron, ginger and vanilla and canned Hawaiian pineapple, rinds and raisins and walnuts and whiskey and oh, so much flour, butter, so many eggs, spices, flavorings: why, we’ll need a pony to pull the buggy home.”, both bring us the mood of a feast getting ready to be made and enjoyed. The smell, hearing it, as well as the sight of it being made gives us the mood of a feast for Christmas morning and all the joyful moments to come. The sensory pieces in the short story “A Christmas Memory” give us a great deal of mood of the excitement, comfort, and enjoyment of coming together for all the amazing food that is about to be