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In the novel the paintings reveals to us how Elaine feels about her past. Some of these paintings describe how she sees herself in her relationships with other people. In Elaine¡¦s only painting of Cordelia, Half a Face, Elaine tried to paint how Cordelia would look like from her memory. ¡§Half a Face, it¡¦s called: an odd title, because Cordelia¡¦s entire face is visible. But behind her, hanging on the wall¡Kis another face, covered with white cloth.¡¨p.227 This painting shows us the relationship Elaine had with Cordelia. Although Cordelia¡¦s entire fac