Within the reading of
Thomas C. Foster’s How to Read Literature Like a Professor, it is
proclaimed and set in place that the occurrence and presentation of weather,
such as rain, snow, and thunderstorms, are not randomly placed in the
literature to take up space in the story of poem. Each presentation of weather coincides with a
representation of emotion or set place for the plot. With the example of rain, it is explained
that rain is more than often not used for the exploration of life and the beginning
of life. This would therefore connect
with the example of Noah’s Ark as a contributing factor. The appearance of this contribution reenacts
the beginning of new life and a new stable foundation for life.
Also, the usage of
weather and the manipulation thereof connects to the plot activities, and the
atmospheric essence which surrounds the overall plot of the story itself. It is discussed how the miserable and
overwhelming issues of the weather affect the characters, along with their
characterization in the plot and the relationships which are formed
thereof. With the appearance of rain,
rainbows, fog, and snow, also comes the emotional side of those temperamental
factors, such as hope, happiness, confusion, and purity based aspects which
contribute and shape the plot.
Hi Molly,
ReplyDeleteWhile I love the idea of Random Acts of Kindness, I do not think artists do much that is random. I feel like weather and most other details are very calculated in their use. I often feel like authors are "playing us." I'm always trying to figure out how the author made me think or feel a certain way. I love thinking about this.
Mrs. Mac