Whether weather wins · Marlowe and Christie Writers

Whether weather wins

Having lost most of my body weight in sweat I started thinking about the effect weather has on characters and mood. There is a wonderful term for this, Pathetic Fallacy, which basically means the mood of a character or the tone of a scene can be beautifully captured when human emotions are ascribed to weather and seasons. Poets love using this method but authors can also benefit. I'd love to know if anyone has any examples of this or books where weather and seasons are masterfully described and crafted. I think Steinbeck's Grapes of Wrath describes the dust bowl so well its advisable to have a cool glass of water on standby before reading. Mary Shelly also utilises the environment beautifully by presenting humanities coldness in scenes set in the artic.

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Whether weather wins