The simple, yet beautiful rich descriptions strongly appeal to the senses: "The low sun illuminated the nearby hills,
oblique light cutting into ravines.
Held in an
oblique light, it shines like beaten pewter.
In Act II, the showstopper "Good Night Saigon," performed in blinding
oblique light, depicts a harrowing battle scene in which Eddie's gyrations express his pent-up rage.