How does Bessie Head use imagery in Snapshots of a Wedding?

Head employs a number of powerful images and symbols in "Snapshots of a Wedding." The "ululating" relatives of Neo, with their "fluid, watery forms" symbolize the naturalness of the ceremony of which they are to be a part, while the ritual signifies the past from which Kegoletile and Neo are determined to emerge more prosperous. One may see the poor ox as a symbol for Kegoletile: just as the ox will be led to the slaughter, he will be led to the altar to wed, an event that will alter his life forever. Neo's aunt symbolizes the voice of tradition, admonishing Neo for her arrogance while implicitly exhorting her not only to "Be a good wife," but never to forget the tradition from which she has come. As the representative of history, she is "regal," but as Neo and Kegoletile wed and their prosperous lives are about to begin, she can only offer advice, not influence events.