How does Milan Kundera use imagery in The Book of Laughter and Forgetting?

Examples of Imagery:

"He was in love with his destiny, and even his march toward ruin seemed noble and beautiful to him," Part I, p. 14.

"He longed to run away to a place where he could weave his own story, weave it by himself to his own taste and out of the reach of loving eyes. And deep down he did not even care about weaving himself a story, he simply wanted to be alone," Part II p. 57.