The theme of aspiration can be traced in most of his works together with the theme of money which was very close to the writer who himself was never able to properly manage his finances. Most of his works refer to the period of Jazz Age, the name he himself gave to the 1920s. This was a person who died with a firm belief that he was a failure. Sunshine, breezes, heat, rain, and cold all work in tandem with the story to better capture our hearts, making us feel hope, love, nostalgia, and pity from beginning to end.Francis Scott Key Fitzgerald is an American writer whose works were never given proper appreciation to when he was alive. The Great Gatsby uses weather to set the mood of each scene and amplify the catharsis readers feel for the characters of the tale. The day is rainy and cold, symbolizing the tragic loneliness and despair that Jay experienced in his final days. The Final Gloom of Rainĭespite Jay Gatsby’s raucous 1920s parties with countless wealthy acquaintances, his funeral is attended by no one but narrator Nick. The weather’s symbolism reflects the turn from lonely chill to deadly cold when Jay is murdered in cold blood by a man seeking revenge for the death of his wife in the recent car crash. At this point in the story, Daisy has left Jay all alone. The final chapters of the book take place when the weather turns chill with autumn’s swift entrance. Hot tempers ensue, and the day ends with a collision of emotions between Jay, Daisy, and her husband, Tom, followed by a deadly car crash. Emotions from multiple characters are brought to the surface as if gasps for air. However, the day’s heat becomes stifling. The summer day is unusually hot, and this peak of temperature symbolizes the height of love and passion Jay and Daisy are now feeling for one another. The building climax of the story heads straight towards the hottest day of the year. Fitzgerald uses this expression of weather to foreshadow that Daisy and Jay’s reunion and happiness together will be short-lived. However, after a time, the downpour resumes. But when Nick overhears their conversation warming, he leaves them alone and steps outside into fresh sunshine, the clouds now cleared. The unpleasant rain reflects the awkwardness of Jay and Daisy’s first conversation. Jay decides to finally approach his old flame by asking Nick to extend an invitation to his cousin at home.ĭespite Jay’s ardent preparations for Daisy’s visit, from manicuring Nick’s lawn to decking Nick’s home in flowers, the day unleashes a downpour of rain. Jay soon reveals to Nick that he has been in love with Daisy Buchanan for many years. Nick becomes the neighbor of wealthy, but troubled, Jay Gatsby. Nick has high hopes of a pleasant visit, and while overall the interactions are nice, Nick can see a rousing wind billowing through the Buchanan family, perhaps signaling an emotional storm ahead. When the narrator of the story, Nick, first visits the Buchanan household to meet with his cousin, Daisy, the weather of the day is sunny and warm, but with gusts of wind. One method of symbolism he invokes is the influence of changing weather throughout the novel. Fitzgerald uses fantastic storytelling wrought with symbolism to convey his tale. Scott Fitzgerald’s literary masterpiece The Great Gatsby is a tragic love story about a rags-to-riches man pursuing the love of his life.
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