Imagery in Midnight in the Garden of Good and EvilOne of the most strikingly powerful features of John Berendt's Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil are the vivid imagery used throughout the book. Berendt has the ability to bring everything he writes about to life. The reader doesn't just read about Savannah, he experiences it. The characters depicted in the book come to life as the book progresses. Their actions take shape before the eyes of the public. The characters, however, are not the only things brought to life by Berendt's vivid style. Savannah herself becomes real to the reader. The detailed environments make the city more than just a backdrop for the story. It is an integral part of the story. All of these aspects come together to make Midnight less of a book and more of an experience. The story told by Berendt in Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil is full of interesting characters. What makes them even more interesting for the reader is the awareness that they are, at least for the most part, really existing characters. His descriptions of these people and their characteristics are so detailed that after reading just two or three pages about someone, the reader begins to feel like they know that person. The vivid descriptions are extremely detailed. “He had both hands on his hips and a cheeky half-smile on his face as if he was waiting for me” (Berendt 96). This is only a small part of Berendt's initial description of Chablis, the book's drag queen. Berendt also brings these people to life through their behaviors. A perfect example of this method is the character of Danny Hansford. The descriptions of Danny's behavior are so vivid that it is difficult to think of him as a character in a book. Everything from Danny's walk to his violent fits of rage are depicted in great detail. The images associated with Savannah herself are nothing short of astonishing. The squares that populate Savannah, the houses in the area and even the city cemetery are presented in wonderful detail. At one point Berendt talks about James Oglethorpe, the founder of Georgia, and the fact that Oglethorpe had designed the squares before sailing from England. The layout was to be "based on the design of a Roman military camp.