In the excerpt from the British novel, the narrator utilizes situational imagery to present how humor magnifies real life situations. For instance, towards the beginning of the novel, Isabel and the narrator are spotted by Isabel’s father at a play. To bring out the humor is this part of the novel; the narrator describes the situation using imagery. “Christopher stood up in the middle of the elegantly suited and scented audience, and began making the vigorous hand gestures of a man waving off a departing cruise ship.” Later on in the novel, the narrator describes Isabel’s actions when she notices her father by using imagery to project humor. “Isabel smiled feebly, turned a beetroot shade and repeated in the panicked diction, ‘I can’t believe this, please let them shut up.” Near the end of the novel, Isabel introduces the narrator to her parents and the narrator uses imagery to portray the humor in the situation. “What are you staring at up there? I’m looking at the light fixtures they have. They’re new tungsten bulbs, Japanese things, quite wonderful, they use a only a small amount of electricity but give off a very nice light.” Isabel’s dad is more interested in staring at the light bulbs then meeting the narrator.