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Monday, January 30, 2017
Constant Cold
Throughout the whole novel the constant cold plays a huge part in isolation and loneliness. While Genly has been on Gethen for a while now he is still not used to harsh cold weather of the planet while the others are used to this weather. While I was reading chapter 15, I found it interesting on how it mentions that Genly would still wear his huge thick clothes seeking warmth and Estraven would be the opposite not affected at all by how cold the weather is. Many when thinking of the cold, tend to feel cold when we are more isolated and alone. In contrast, while you are with company or people you tend to feel more warm as you completely forget that you are currently feeling cold.
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Hey Jen! I agree with you in the sense that Genly is physically isolated from everyone else. He does not have as much tolerance for the cold as the Gethenians, not to mention his difference in appearance and title as the Envoy. And being the only Envoy on Winter, he does not have anyone else like him who can relate to his situation and confusion.
ReplyDeleteI can agree because when we're surrounded by people we are most comfortable with, you can't help but feel warm on the inside and it's like nothing else that surrounds you really matters.
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