These ideas are inspired by How To Read Literature Like A Professor.
I am going to try and cover a different tool each day.
Weather, it is more than just rain or snow.....
Rain that causes floods remind us of Noah
Rain “cleanses” characters
Rain baptizes characters, removing their sins
Rain washes away false ideas and illusions
Rain restores and reminds us of spring and new life
Rain (storms) often cause or foreshadow sickness or death
Rain causes rainbows which remind us of God's promises
Fog means characters are confused, or can't see clearly
Snow is: clean, stark, severe, warm (like blanket), inhospitable, inviting, playful, suffocating, filthy as time passes, death, and nothingness
The weather outside often reflects the mood of a character. It can also give us clues to the actual condition of a relationship or community. The weather can foreshadow, reflect or be a reaction to huge upheavals or changes in the story or character. The storm as Pinocchio is tossed about in the cage reflects all the terror that is going on within his heart. I think the movie Oh Brother Where Art Thou, uses every one of these literary weather tools! Action adventure movies use the rain a lot to baptize or rejuvenate characters. It is usually during a rain storm lovers finally understand one another because the false ideas have been washed away....
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