Weather In The Great Gatsby - 1250 Words

In How to Read Literature Like a Professor, Thomas Foster states that â€Å"weather is never just weather.† There are several times in the Great Gatsby that setting impacts the novel, however setting doesn’t just include an actual place, it represents physical locations, time periods, culture, history, weather, etc. Chapters 10, 19, and 20 in H2R focus on setting and it can be incorporated in any story or novel. As it is mentioned early on in the novel, the Great Gatsby takes place during the twentieth century. The story takes place from a time period very different from ours. The vocabulary that the characters use might not be recognizable by modern readers. References to cities and towns like West Egg, East Egg, and the Sound might not be†¦show more content†¦Wilson. He is only described by Nick as â€Å"a pale, well-dressed Negro† and is referred as a Negro for the next two pages. In Chapter 4, Nick goes into town with Gatsby to meet Mr. Wolfsheim. As they drive, they pass a white chauffeur, in which sa â€Å"three modish Negroes,† two bucks, and a girl. Nick says that he laughs as their eyeballs rolled towards theirs in â€Å"haughty rivalry.† In the last chapter of H2R, we read the Garden Party by Katherine Mansfield. Toward the end of this short story, the main character, Laura, has to go down to the house of the widowed woman to give them her family leftovers as a gift. As she embarks on her journey, the setting of the story changes dramatically from having â€Å"ideal weather† in the morning before the party to walking down a road that is â€Å"smoky and dark.† After Laura encounters the family of the dead man and sees his body, Laura rushes out the house and finds her brother Laurie. This whole interaction reminds me of how Nick finds Gatsby outside of the Buchanan house after one of the most chaotic days in the novel. After Mrs. Wilson’s death, Nick is irritated with pretty much everyone , including Jordan Baker, his girlfriend. He states that â€Å"I’d had enough of all of them for one day,† which is pretty understandable after the day that he had. After he walks down the Buchanan driveway, Gatsby â€Å"stepped from between two bushes into the path† similar to how Laurie from the GardenShow MoreRelatedWeather Symbolism In The Great Gatsby938 Words   |  4 Pagesfog, the weather had an immense role in both the setting and symbolically. Like Thomas Foster stated, â€Å"weather is never just weather. It’s never just rain. And that goes for snow, sun, warmth, cold, and probably sleet.†(Fos) Weather in The Great Gatsby is enriched with meaning and impact to the novel and one example being when Gatsby and Daisy met again after five years. 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