Madeleine Roux The Asylum Summary
Madeleine Roux uses imagery to develop the plot of Asylum. Imagery is powerful descriptive information used in most stories to convey the feeling of the situation, and deeply describes what is taking place, allowing the ready to visualize what is happening. One example is stated here “... bookcases and filing cabinets crowding around… pile and piles of loose papers… picture showed a woman restrained on a table… The photographs were horrible…” Roux, 35,36. This was when Dan, Jordan, and Abby had first gone into the locked part of the asylum. The description of what they saw built suspense and drew the readers into the story, captivating their minds and setting up the story for more suspenseful encounters. Another example of imagery is exemplified