Post A

atomizer(4)-an apparatus for reducing liquids to a fine spray, as for medicinal or cosmetic application.
electrolysis(5)-the destruction of hair roots, tumors

She wore a bulky gray sweater with a few light stains and black leather men's shoes. She'd washed her face, but her neck and temples were still dark with grime.(4)- This is an example of imagery because it describes in great detail the mother's appearance. It paints a picture.

Bronze-and-silver vases and the old books with wornleather spines that I had collected at flea markets.(4) This is imagery because it gives the reader a sense of what kind of antiques the author liked to collect and how she can afford money to but these goods.

A blustery March wind whipped the steam coming out of the manholes.(3)- This is personification because it gives wind the ability to whip steam.

"ashamed of myself for wearing pearls and living on Park Avenue while my parents were busy keeping warm and finding something to eat."(4) This quote is significant because to me it was the part of the setting that seemed the most important. The way her status is different from her parents.

An emerging theme in this book is how appearance can seem to be the most important thing at times.