How does Adeline Yen Mah use imagery in Chinese Cinderella: The True Story of an Unwanted Daughter?

Examples of Imagery:

"'When I was three years old, a tight bandage was wound around my feet, bending the toes under the sole and crushing the arch so that my feet would remain small all my life. This has been the custom in China for over a thousand years, ever since the Tang dynasty.'"

"Cautiously, I pushed against the massive iron doorway. Trembling with fear, I realized that no one was coming to pick me up. Too embarrassed to knock or draw attention to myself, I walk tentatively out into the Shanghai streets—surely if I tried hard enough, I would remember my way home."

"I looked up at him in utter desolation. The fabric of my life was about to be torn apart. My heart felt heavy with the most excruciating pain. But he merely re-looped the whip over his arm and walked out."