Use Of Weather In The Great Gatsby

Out of all the great symbolism in The Great Gatsby, weather is one of the more unique symbols. Fitzgerald is able to create many different meanings for the weather. In The Great Gatsby, F.Scott Fitzgerald uses the weather to develop the plot, show conflicts and to help develop characters and their feelings. In the next three paragraphs I will go more in depth of theses examples.
Fitzgerald uses the weather to help develop the plot in The Great Gatsby. At major points in the novel it appears that something new in the weather is also happening ¨And so with the sunshine and the great bursts of leaves growing on the trees, just as things grow in fast movies, I had that familiar conviction that life was beginning vet again with the summer¨ (4). In that quote Nick is talking about how he in a way is getting a 2nd chance to
Fitzgerald makes sure that the weather in key moments of the book matches his character's feelings. “The Day agreed upon was pouring rain.” Fitzgerald, F.Scott The Great Gatsby (Page 82). During this time Gatsby is being reunited with daisy. He is very nervous and uncertain of how this reunion will go. The day is gloomy and the weather is uncertain. The rain starts to calm down to a drizzle as the day moves on and it's not as awkward. Once Gatsby and Daisy are comfortable around each other the rain stops. “The rain was still falling, but the darkness had parted in the west, and there was a pink and golden billow of foamy clouds above the sea.”pg (94). This description of the weather is also a description of Gatsby and Daisy's feelings. The rain in a way is Tom Buchanan, Daisy’s husbands. They both know she can't leave him but she wants to be with Gatsby. The pink and golden clouds are the happiness they feel together and that they are reunited.Fitzgerald is able to use the weather to show how the characters are feeling at different times in the