Great Gatsby post 2

The weather symbolism is rather obvious in the meeting, so much so that I curse it for possibly having to do with the “sad stuff happens in rain” trope gaining popularity. Of course in this case, it’s not just “oh the rain symbolizes tears, innit that clever?”, it’s more of a “rain on your parade” type of rain. Gatsby is extremely nervous about this meeting, and quite understandably so. His whole dream rests on him impressing a married woman enough to attract her interest. The rain is less of a “depressive” and more of an “anxious” rain. At any moment, lightning could strike and destroy everything. Things go well, however, so well that the sun appears bright in the sky again, yellow glow illuminating more color symbolism and signifying that the meeting went well and there will be another. Although I despise the use of rain, I will say that it is done quite well in this book and in a new way that I haven’t seen particularly often. Considering that this is an extremely popular book from the 20s, I’d expect the symbols to be more obvious and stale due to overuse today, but I actually did enjoy them here despite my indifference to symbolism in general and my hatred of the rain trope.