As the novel progresses, Fitzgerald utilizes rain many times to employ the emotion of sadness and loneliness. When it rains, the clouds restrict the sun and its …show more content…
The story starts at the beginning of summer where Nick has just moved to New York because of his passion of being a bondsman. “I had that familiar conviction that life was beginning over again with the summer,” Fitzgerald describes. (6) Summer is also where Gatsby plans to engage a relationship with Daisy. We all have an emotional tie with summer being fun and being that is holiday because of summer break. Throughout the summer there are huge parties, Gatsby has fun with Daisy, Nick has fun with Jordan, and Tom has fun with Myrtle. It is just a fun time, But when there is a transition from summer to fall on the hottest day of the year, everything starts to die. “The night had made a sharp difference in the weather and there was an autumn flavor in the air,” describes Fitzgerald. (163) Gatsby’s dream of having a dies. Myrtle dies. Gatsby dies on the last day of summer in his pool. George dies. NIck’s and Jordan’s relationship dies. Nick’s relationship with Daisy and Tom dies. Nick’s love for New York dies. Fitzgerald uses the death of leaves on a tree in autumn to resemble the death of the many things in the Great