Irony In Richard Foster's In The Case Of Fall

Seasons are one of the most commonly used symbols/elements in literature and overall, unless irony is involved, have always come to mean the same thing. Overall the passing of seasons can represent changes in someone’s life or even the passing of time. For example in some cases spring would stand for youth and happiness, summer would tackle early adulthood and in a sense would be romantic, autumn usually has to do with late adulthood and symbolizes nearing the end, and lastly winter would represent death whether it be literal or figurative. The cycle would then repeat and when spring comes around it could represent rebirth in a person’s life and could symbolize a change. On the other hand all of the various seasons could have a large series …show more content…
188) So as it very well tie in elements of preparing for winter, middle age, and weariness, it could also represent abundance and the collection of wealth once again figurative or literal. In most cases authors would use this season to show how characters have grown over the course of the novel and now are reaping the rewards for all they have shown. In the end this would tie in with middle age and being tired because of how it represents growth and the coming of the end of a journey. The entire piece of literature may have followed a character following their dreams or trying to accomplish a goal, and in most cases it’ll work out during the fall months. Authors have also used fall as a preparation for winter whether it be physical or emotional for their characters, as most, but definitely not all, major disasters occur during the winter …show more content…
Most of the time the winter season is used because of what it implies, atrocious weather, destitution, and even in most cases death. Winter is known for its blizzards and storms, which can represent not being able to see or think clearly and authors very well use this to their advantage. They use these winter months to help represent that their character is feeling lost and maybe even hopeless. On the other hand though, especially when an author implies irony, and at times even when he doesn’t, winter can be used to symbolize hope and even happiness. The winter season is also known as the holiday season which helps to bring people together and it can help lead those who feel lost due to their “winter storms” to a place where they feel as though they belong it can in a sense lead them home. Overall though, in most cases, winter is used to help symbolize those feelings of hopelessness, despair, and death which can be either figurative or