How does William Gaddis use imagery in A Frolic of His Own?

Examples of Imagery:

" - They'll be after it next, a wealthy recluse living on a family estate on Long Island when they see that! He had the torn page of newsprint he'd held crushed in his hand up trying to smooth it against a quivering knee. -Oswald!

The winds that awakened the stars Are blowing through my blood.