When reading "The Judge's Wife", a short story by Isabel Allende, the reader's attention is drawn to the fact that it is not about 'a predictable or unpredictable story. Allende captures the readers' interest by beginning his story with "Nicolas Vidal always knew he would lose his head because of a woman" (Allende 370). Allende uses this brutal writing technique that, in the first paragraph, predicts the event the story ends at, while magically making the reader question the ending as if they never knew it . It is likely that this is a method of distraction. Allende wants the reader to have the whole story in mind while focusing only on the words their eyes are following. This is a commendable technique that Allende executes perfectly. And then, what is this technique that is so complex and so simple at the same time? Well, this will take a bit of explaining, but in the smallest description this technique can be summarized and identified as imagery. From the author's brain to the audience's knees, Allende sculpts an incredible visualization of where this story belongs, and not for a single second does anyone read this and see, imaginably, anything other than what Allende intended for him. Throughout the story, Allende's use of colorful words and expressive language to describe the setting and characters is where she best presents her imagery and distinctive writing style to readers. Isabel Allende captivates readers in her storytelling using creative details to paint a visual representation of her characters as well as an unpredictable plot. Imagery is defined as the use of figurative language to represent objects, actions and ideas in such a way that they appeal to our physical senses. The author, Isabel A...... middle of paper ...... tantalizing. However, this news could be explained in such detail to anyone, and that person would think it was a five hundred page book. She uses images in simple forms giving a feeling of intense darkness through her words alone, and she uses images in complex forms giving certain explanations through her entire paragraphs. Allende uses imagery through many different uses as a hook for the reader's mouth. One might wonder if his work in "The Judge's Wife" is just one of many and common examples, and we can just assume the imagery is complex? Maybe we just assume that Allende did all this on purpose. However, perhaps the truth is that all reading is accompanied by images and that we interpret stories through our own imagination. Regardless, his attempts and successes through this story we have here were evident and enjoyable..