How does Russell Banks use imagery in Rule of the Bone: A Novel?

In Chapter Three, the mannequins that Chappie observes in various states of assembly in a shop window when he is leaving the mall with Buster Brown for his screen test are an excellent example of symbolic imagery. The sexless and nude figures with their lack of pigmentation and hair are symbolic of children, just as their blank faces suggest both innocence and emotional immaturity. Chappie sees in their forms the hideousness of child pornography, and he is also reminded of the sexual abuse he has already suffered at the hands of his stepfather.