How does Lisa See use imagery in Dragon Bones: A Novel?

Examples of Imagery:

"Despite its journey, the dead thing was most definitely human, with its arms and legs still attached. But this creature with its red hair was no ordinary man. He was a yang guizi, a white devil, a foreigner."
Prologue, xv

"She was born a Red Princess in a society that was supposed to be classless. She'd kept her individuality in a society where individuality was often singled out for punishment. She was different in her neighborhood, different at work, different from the people she'd known in the countryside, different - as Michael said- from most people in China."
Chap. 21, p. 256

"Her heart so long shielded had been battered and cracked by Michael Quon's pernicious attacks. Now it shattered open, releasing wave upon wave of feeling. She would give Quon her life to save David because she loved him."
Chap. 27, p. 329