Weather In The Great Gatsby

Some authors, when writing a story, can not find a way to put their thoughts in words. Complex ideas take over the author's mind and they have no way of putting them on paper. When this occurs, writers choose to use symbolism to reflect their thoughts and emphasize a major theme in the story. A symbol is a physical object, person, or idea that stands for a different object, person, or idea ("What is Symbolism?."). In the novel The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald, symbolism such as weather, colors, and water, and objects are used throughout the story to surround Gatsby and give the novel’s theme a deeper meaning that is difficult to put in words. Symbols act as a chain between the theme of the story and the story itself. This happens by
If it is a sad part of the movie, the climate is cold and rainy. In happy parts of the move the weather is great and it is sunny. Fitzgerald did the same with his writing of The Great Gatsby. He writes this story in such a way that the weather reflects on what is going on in the novel at that point in time. For example, when Gatsby was trying to choose a day to reunite with his long lost love, Daisy. But of course, “The day agreed upon was pouring rain,” (Fitzgerald 83). The day ended up awkward, anticlimactic, and weird. In this situation, the reunion didn’t end up the way gatsby planned, so the weather reflected the situation and symbolized the weirdness in the room. The two characters talked a little more and realized that they had missed each other very much. Just as this realization was come upon, the sun started to break out of the clouds and it became a beautiful day. The great weather represented their reunion and the happy moment. Weather also shows up in the story on the hottest day of the year. This has a huge meaning. Not only was the weather hot, but the tension between characters in the novel was as well!
Tom figured out what was going on between Gatsby and Daisy. Then things started being said like, ““About Gatsby! No, I haven't. I said I'd been making a small investigation of his past." "And you found he was an Oxford man," said Jordan helpfully. "An Oxford man!" He was incredulous. "Like hell he is! He wears a pink suit."” (Fitzgerald 122). Hurtful things are said and this all reflects on the weather present in the chapter. The seasons also take up a great part of symbolism in the book. Spring has that meaning of new beginnings for characters in the story. This is when Nick moves to New York and the story begins. Next comes Summer where relationships become tense and heated. This makes sense because summer is the warmest season. Fall is the downhill of summer. Daisy and Gatsby’s relationship is coming to an end, just like the year is coming to an end in the fall or autumn season. This all leads to Winter where relationships and friendships are completely over. This relates to everything dying during