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What Does The Weather Symbolize In The Great Gatsby

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Throughout chapter 5, the weather is shown to symbolize Gatsby’s emotions. In the beginning of the chapter, Gatsby is shown to be nervous and sad: “He sat down miserably, as if I had pushed him... “ (Fitzgerald 85). At this same time “[t]he rain cooled about half-past three to a damp mist, through which occasional thin drops swam like dew” (Fitzgerald 85). Thus, there is a connection to the weather to Gatsby’s emotions. Likewise, when Gatsby begins to cheer us, so does the weather. After getting comfortable once again with Daisy, Nick states that Gatsby “literally glowed; without a word or a gesture of exultation a new well-being radiated from him and filled the little room” (Fitzgerald 89). So after Nick sees that Gatsby’s mood has changed,
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