In both the book and film version of Great Expectations, Pip describes his first impression of Mrs. Havisham: she is dressed in
an old, tattered wedding dress, the room is filled with clocks that don't work, and the table is set with dinnerware covered in cobwebs and dust. The reader suspects why Mrs. Havisham is "frozen in time," but it takes awhile for Pip to figure it out. Great Expectations illustrates the technique of imagery because
Mrs. Havisham's wedding dress is a plot device that brings characters together
Mrs. Havisham's wedding dress creates suspense and hints at future events.
the audience learns about Mrs. Havisham's character through what they see
the audience suspects why Mrs. Havisham's character is frozen in time
The audience learns about Mrs. Havisham's character through what they see.
Explanation:
Imagery refers to a literary device in which the author uses particularly intense and vivid language in order to pay a picture in the reader's mind. This allows the reader to make his story more vivid, as well as move the plot forward. In this example, the reader is able to construct an idea of Ms. Havisham based on the description of the scene Pip encounters.
