In the book Shimmer, I am able to visualize numerous components of the story. One of the parts I can picture the best is sections 8-10. In the beginning of chapter 8, a girl named Riley, who is a ghost, meets Prince Kanta, who emanates from a time when there was segregation and unequal treatment. I am able to imagine this part well because the author gives a detailed portrayal of Prince Kanta. According to the text, the author states, “He half smiled. Hinting at what could have been a dazzling display of large, slightly crooked, boxy white teeth, pink-tinged lips, and two very deep dimples that marked his smooth, dark skin--if only he hadn’t dropped it so quickly… Then he bowed low before me, his shiny bald head dipping and lifting, as those deep, ebony eyes settled on mine… My brow rose as I took note of the details: the impossibly high cheekbones, the wide nose, the full lips, the strong chin, and the well-muscled body with the…show more content… My eyes grazing over a stained and battered white shirt that was neatly tucked into a pair of dark, severely torn, threadbare trousers cut off and frayed at the knees, I couldn’t help but wonder just what kind of prince would go around looking like that. Why someone of nobility, royalty even, would possibly choose to dress so . . . shabbily.” This passage from the text uses very intricate and precise word choice. By reading this, I am able to paint a picture of Prince Kanta in my mind. In chapter 9, the author depicts Prince Kanta’s hut that he brings Riley into. On page 55, the author writes, “Taking in the thatched roof, the four dried-out bamboo sticks that supported it, the woven-grass mat that stood in as some sort of carpet, and the two brightly colored pillows he’d arranged in the center--surroundings so plain and humble, I have to admit that my already shaky faith in him took a pretty swift nosedive.” This demonstrates that Riley isn’t so sure about Prince Kanta. The description of him and his hut
