What does the imagery āI skipped through the rooms, down the echoing halls, shouting, āMama, he smiled. Heās all there!āā show about the narrator? The narratorās urgent voice shows that there is something very wrong with Doodle. The echoing sound of his voice shows his excitement that his brother is communicating. The brotherās skipping shows that he is not in a hurry to share his news with his mother.