Firstly, the author uses imagery to show his emotions. In the beginning, it says “Tangled hair and half-open mouth.”James here is describing her appearance as bad since later in the paragraph Gabriel says, “Her face was no longer beautiful.” In sum, the author uses imagery to foretell Gabriels emotions and feelings.
Secondly, another literary device that the author uses is point of view. It’s not that the point of view changes, but there are many settings which make it look like the point of view switches. One aspect of Gabriel's character which is very prominent